Category Archives: Canada
Psychic hit with witchcraft charge after man pays $101K to remove evil spirit: police
TORONTO - Police in Toronto say a psychic has been charged with pretending to practise witchcraft after a customer allegedly paid more than $100,000 to have an “evil spirit” removed. Inves...
Mar 30, 2017
Air Canada lawsuit accuses Airbus of negligence in Halifax crash landing
HALIFAX - Airbus’s negligence contributed to a crash landing at Halifax Stanfield International Airport two years ago, Air Canada claims in a lawsuit against the French aircraft manufacturer. In...
Mar 30, 2017
Trump takes first step in NAFTA renegotiation, sends draft letter to Congress
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has taken an early step in renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement, sending the U.S. Congress a draft list of priorities for the negotiation that ex...
Mar 30, 2017
Accused in Quebec City mosque shooting changes lawyer during brief appearance
QUEBEC - The accused in Quebec City’s deadly mosque shooting formally changed lawyers on Thursday during a brief court hearing. Alexandre Bissonnette, 27, appeared briefly before Quebec court Ju...
Mar 30, 2017
TD Bank reviewing concerns about sales practices, CEO Bharat Masrani says
TORONTO - TD Bank has enlisted the help of an outside company to review its business in light of reports that some employees allegedly broke the law in order to meet sales targets and keep their jobs....
Mar 30, 2017
Two girls, young man killed in southern Ontario crash, six injured
A night of fun for a group of indigenous youth ended in tragedy when two young girls were among three people killed in a head-on collision in southern Ontario, the chief of the devastated community sa...
Mar 30, 2017
No international terrorism behind Saskatoon courthouse blast: police
SASKATOON - Police say a blast at the provincial courthouse in Saskatoon isn’t related to international terrorism. Emergency crews were called out just after 11 p.m. on Wednesday after a suspect...
Mar 30, 2017
C$17.7B Cenovus deal seen as likely to be last oilsands blockbuster
CALGARY - Cenovus Energy’s blockbuster $17.7-billion deal to buy most of the Canadian assets of Houston-based ConocoPhillips will likely stand as the biggest acquisition in the oilsands sector f...
Mar 30, 2017
Photographer stunned by polar bear in 'prayer' in front of cross
WESLEYVILLE, N.L. - Jessica Andrews was scanning through dozens of photos she took of a polar bear roaming around her backyard when she came across one that stopped her in her tracks. The large animal...
Mar 30, 2017
Five people taken to hospital after explosion at Rio Tinto facility in Quebec
SOREL-TRACEY, Que. - Five people that were taken to hospital Thursday morning after an explosion at the Rio Tinto iron and titanium plant in Sorel-Tracy, Que., have been released. Company spokeswoman ...
Mar 30, 2017