Category Archives: Canada
Reward tripled for information about Quebec woman missing since 2008
MONTREAL - The parents of a Quebec City woman who mysteriously vanished nine years ago appealed to the public once more on Thursday to help them know what happened to their daughter. Marilyn Bergeron ...
Feb 16, 2017

Clark calls in Canada's ambassador, special envoy to map softwood strategy
VICTORIA - When it comes to negotiating a softwood lumber agreement, British Columbia Premier Christy Clark says she prefers an unpredictable American administration, rather than the previous disinter...
Feb 16, 2017
Winnipeg bus driver killed on the job was facing trial on sex charges
WINNIPEG - A bus driver who was stabbed to death on the job was facing charges of sexual assault dating back three decades and did not show up for jury selection on his original trial date last fall, ...
Feb 16, 2017
Police say 12-year-old boy arrested in New Brunswick armed robbery
MONCTON, N.B. - Police have arrested an unlikely suspect after an armed robbery of a corner store: A 12-year-old boy. RCMP say they were called to the store in Moncton, N.B., at about 1 p.m. Wednesday...
Feb 16, 2017

Canada to spend more on defence, Sajjan says, but non-committal on NATO
OTTAWA - Canada expects to make significant new investments in defence following the forthcoming release of its defence policy review, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said Thursday as he met with NATO ...
Feb 16, 2017
Canada ranks low in international comparison of patient wait times: report
TORONTO - It’s a common complaint - Canadians needing medical attention having to cool their heels in a hospital emergency room for hours on end before being seen by a doctor or another health-c...
Feb 16, 2017
Drunk driver gets hospital job back after missing work because of jail term
FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick hospital has been ordered to re-hire a lab employee who was fired after he didn’t go to work for more than a month. That’s because the employee, Paul Lynch, w...
Feb 16, 2017
Federal executive verbally abused staff with tirades, profanity: watchdog
OTTAWA - An executive who worked at the Public Health Agency of Canada verbally abused staff and other government employees, says a federal watchdog who investigated a whistleblower’s complaint....
Feb 16, 2017

Big Three automakers say they won't waver from $1.5B investment in Canada
TORONTO - The three largest automakers in North America say they won’t waver in their collective bargaining commitments to invest $1.5 billion in total in their Canadian operations despite the p...
Feb 16, 2017

TransCanada refiles application in Nebraska for Keystone XL pipeline route
CALGARY - TransCanada is once again seeking approval of its Keystone XL pipeline route in Nebraska in the latest move to push the polarizing project forward since getting a nod from U.S. President Don...
Feb 16, 2017