Category Archives: Canada
Canadian imprisoned in North Korea meets Swedish ambassador
TOKYO - A Canadian pastor serving a life sentence in North Korea has been allowed to meet with the Swedish ambassador in Pyongyang and telephone his family. Swedish Ambassador Torkel Stiernlof says he...
Mar 01, 2017
Retired judge questions RCMP probe of fatal Newfoundland police shooting
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A retired judge hired to independently observe an RCMP probe into the police shooting of Don Dunphy contradicted his own report Wednesday, saying he now believes the investiga...
Mar 01, 2017
Kevin O'Leary to fix accounting to ensure private planes meet campaign rules
EDMONTON - Federal Conservative leadership candidate Kevin O’Leary says he is going to alter his accounting procedures to make sure he is meeting the rules on using private planes. O’Leary...
Feb 28, 2017
Residential school survivor who wrote memoir dies at the age of 87
PRINCE ALBERT, Canada - A residential school survivor who found a measure of fame late in his life has died. Joseph (Augie) Merasty was living on the streets of Prince Albert, Sask., when he wrote his...
Feb 28, 2017
'With the help of Justin Trudeau': Canadian PM gets a shout-out in Trump speech
WASHINGTON - The prime minister of Canada received a surprise shout-out during Donald Trump’s first speech to a joint session of the U.S. Congress, in an address Tuesday that carried more than o...
Feb 28, 2017
B.C. company awarded $230-million shipbuilding contract
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver-area shipyard has been handed a $230-million contract to help create the latest vessel in the federal government’s national shipbuilding plan. The agreement will see ship...
Feb 28, 2017
Conservative leadership contenders seek to appeal to party's heartland
EDMONTON - An appeal to families, an appeal to values and an appeal to the oilpatch - leadership hopefuls in the Conservative party’s heartland went straight for its heart Tuesday as they square...
Feb 28, 2017
Two-vehicle collision on highway in east-central Alberta leaves five dead
AMISK, Alta. - People in a tiny east-central Alberta village are grieving after five people from the community, including two children, were killed in a traffic collision. RCMP say the crash near Amis...
Feb 28, 2017
Toronto's Alo tops 2017 Canada's 100 Best Restaurants list
Toronto’s Alo has topped the 2017 Canada’s 100 Best Restaurants list while Vancouver eatery Kissa Tanto has been named the country’s best new restaurant. Alo, which launched in 2015 ...
Feb 28, 2017
Edmonton man appealing sentence for crash that killed toddler granted bail
EDMONTON - An Edmonton man who is appealing his sentence to the Supreme Court for crashing his SUV onto a patio and killing a toddler has been granted bail. Richard Suter, 62, was initially sentenced ...
Feb 28, 2017