Category Archives: Canada
Spring storm sweeps across Newfoundland, closing schools and hampering travel
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Weather-weary people in parts of eastern Canada are getting another unwanted blast of winter as a system moves through the region. Environment Canada has issued warnings for m...
Mar 31, 2017
Don't forget the 'killer robots,' feds told amid artificial intelligence push
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government’s drive to transform Canada into an artificial-intelligence superpower is stirring warnings about the possible dark sides of a technology with vast - and largely ...
Mar 31, 2017
Six stories in the news today, March 31
Six stories in the news for Friday, March 31: --- CANADA PART OF U.S TRADE STUDY Canada is going to be included in a U-S study of its major trading partners to determine if any use abusive trade pract...
Mar 31, 2017
'He was in so much pain:' Victim's daughter confronts Edmonton warehouse stabber
EDMONTON - The daughter of one of two men stabbed to death in a grocery warehouse confronted her father’s killer Friday before he was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 ...
Mar 31, 2017
Trump to examine 16 trade partners; Freeland says U.S. has surplus with Canada
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is taking aim at a core assumption of Donald Trump’s upcoming review of American trading partners - she said Friday the U.S. has a trade surpl...
Mar 30, 2017
Bright lights, light-fingered aliens: all part of annual report on UFO sightings
WINNIPEG - Bright lights, airplane near-misses and light-fingered aliens with a penchant for cool shades are all part of the annual report on UFO sightings in Canada. The 2016 Canadian UFO Survey prod...
Mar 30, 2017
Cause of death of Regina woman found at bottom of laundry chute undetermined
REGINA - A coroner's jury ruled Thursday it cannot determine the cause of death of a Regina woman who plunged 10 storeys down a laundry chute at a downtown hotel in 2015. The jury of three men and thr...
Mar 30, 2017
US border tax: 'Little support,' Carr says, 'Not happening,' says Dem; what now?
WASHINGTON - Canadians concerned about the idea of a tariff-like tax being imposed on all U.S. imports might be pleased to learn the policy faces huge opposition in Washington. That’s the messag...
Mar 30, 2017
Underfunding for B.C. aboriginal agencies means kids removed from homes: report
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s indigenous kids are being removed from their homes and placed in care because of underfunding from both provincial and federal governments, says the province’...
Mar 30, 2017
Alberta RCMP officer charged with 2 counts of sexual assault, breach of trust
EDMONTON - An Alberta Mountie has been charged with sexual assault and other offences following an investigation by the province’s police watchdog. Susan Hughson, with the Alberta Serious Incide...
Mar 30, 2017