Category Archives: Canada
B.C. election is underway after weeks of unofficial campaigning ends
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s Liberal party began its bid for a fifth straight majority government on Tuesday as Christy Clark touted her government’s record on job creation and balanced b...
Apr 11, 2017
No bail for Canadian accused in Yahoo hack after judge criticizes parents
HAMILTON - A Canadian accused in a massive hack of Yahoo emails was denied bail on Tuesday after the judge rejected his parents as supervisors and found he had both the incentive and the means to seek...
Apr 11, 2017
Quebec woman needs extensive surgery to head, face after mauling by her two dogs
SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, Que. - A Quebec woman suffering from multiple sclerosis who was mauled by her two dogs will remain in hospital for a long time due to severe head and facial injuries, police ...
Apr 10, 2017
Winnipeg police certain woman is dead after searching accused's home
Winnipeg police say they don’t know where the body of a missing woman is, but say they knew she was dead when they searched the home of a man accused of murdering her. Sgt. John O’Donovan ...
Apr 10, 2017
B.C. privacy commissioner rejects call by Liberals to probe NDP list sharing
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s privacy watchdog has rejected a provincial Liberal party request to investigate allegations the NDP breached personal information protection laws for sharing voter ...
Apr 10, 2017
Preliminary court hearing for Calgary man in mother-daughter murder
CALGARY - An Alberta court hearing has begun to determine whether there’s enough evidence to send a Calgary man to trial for the murder of a woman and her five-year-old daughter last summer. Edw...
Apr 10, 2017
Fans in five Canadian cities gear up in their unique ways for NHL playoffs
EDMONTON - Playoff hockey is back in Canada after going dark from coast to coast to coast in 2016. In five cities, fans will renew rituals and react in their own idiosyncratic ways. Here’s a sna...
Apr 10, 2017
Class-action suit seeks damages for people who got sick from Robin Hood flour
EDMONTON - A pair of Alberta-based law firms say they’ve filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of people who bought or consumed a popular brand of flour that’s been linked to illnesses fr...
Apr 10, 2017
Manitoba leaves door open to privatizations, tax-credit cuts in budget
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Finance Minister Cameron Friesen left the door open to privatizing government services and reducing tax credits as he outlined in broad strokes his priorities for the provincial bu...
Apr 10, 2017
Mountie rescues infant from car seat after vehicle hits watery ditch
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. - A woman is facing impaired driving charges in Manitoba after a vehicle rolled into a watery ditch and trapped a toddler in his car seat. RCMP say the vehicle was lying on it...
Apr 10, 2017