Category Archives: Canada
Uncle of man shot and killed on Saskatchewan farm says family struggling
SASKATOON - A relative of a man fatally shot on a farm in Saskatchewan says he and the family are struggling in the aftermath of his death. Alvin Baptiste was commenting about his nephew Colton Boushi...
Apr 11, 2017
Cops use chopper, infrared imaging to nab alleged teen candy thieves
TORONTO - The great Canadian candy caper ended in a helicopter bust of the alleged culprits. Police north of Toronto used a helicopter and thermal imaging to catch the alleged thieves after someone br...
Apr 11, 2017
Bank of Canada to make rate decision, offer fresh forecasts as economy improves
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada will release new projections Wednesday and deliver an interest rate announcement amid a backdrop of surprisingly hearty data suggesting the economy is building momentum. An...
Apr 11, 2017
Here is a look at some of the winners and losers in Manitoba's budget
WINNIPEG - Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative government released its 2017-18 budget Tuesday. Here is a look at some of the winners and losers: Winners: Current taxpayers: Budget contains no ne...
Apr 11, 2017
A look at some highlights in Manitoba's provincial budget released Tuesday
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government released its 2017-18 budget on Tuesday. Here is a look a some of the highlights: - No increases to personal or business taxes. - Department spending increases are be...
Apr 11, 2017
American woman makes unexpected guilty plea in Halifax mall murder plot
HALIFAX - An American woman has pleaded guilty in a plot to kill shoppers at a Halifax mall on Valentine’s Day, a potential massacre avoided by a Crime Stoppers tip to police. Lindsay Kantha Sou...
Apr 11, 2017
Police discover impaired man with son on lap riding lawn tractor in Manitoba
WINKLER, Man. - A man is facing impaired driving charges after he was riding a lawn tractor with his son in his lap. Police in Winkler, Man., said they got a call Saturday around 9 p.m. about a man wi...
Apr 11, 2017
Opposition seizes on report that staffer flew to private island on a seaplane
OTTAWA - A media report detailing how a government technician made his way to a pricey private island in the Bahamas had Prime Minister Justin Trudeau deflecting renewed allegations Tuesday about his ...
Apr 11, 2017
2 men charged in death of a goat in northwestern Ontario
RAINY RIVER, Ont. - Two Ontario men are facing charges in the death of a goat. Ontario Provincial Police say they received a report on April 2 that a goat had been killed at a home in Rainy River, Ont...
Apr 11, 2017
Quebec budgets $100 million for new foreign policy, offices in Cuba, Philadelphia
Quebec announced a new foreign policy program Tuesday that is focused on environmental issues and human rights. The government is setting aside $100 million over five years to support its first new fo...
Apr 11, 2017