Category Archives: Canada
Twist and turn: Whirling disease found in trout in world-class Bow River fishery
A world-class Alberta trout river has been infected by a disease that is usually fatal to the prized sport fish. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has advised that the entire Bow River watershed in ...
Feb 10, 2017
PC member files formal complaint; says Jason Kenney seeking to undermine party
EDMONTON - A Progressive Conservative party member seeking to have leadership candidate Jason Kenney turfed from the race says he is actively undermining the party to make it a more palatable takeover...
Feb 10, 2017
Ontario cabinet ministers urged to trumpet trade with US in Trump era
TORONTO - Ontario cabinet ministers have been armed with a sheet of talking points to promote Ontario trade with the United States in President Donald Trump’s protectionist era. The sheet of Ont...
Feb 10, 2017
Federal government offering summer work for eligible indigenous youth
OTTAWA - The federal government plans to offer summer jobs to 60 indigenous post-secondary students, building on a pilot program that began last year. The program, which will have twice the openings t...
Feb 10, 2017
Ex-SNC-Lavalin execs acquitted of bribery charges after wiretap evidence nixed
TORONTO - Two former top executives of SNC-Lavalin and a Canadian businessman have been acquitted in an international bribery case. An Ontario Superior Court justice dismissed the case today at the pr...
Feb 10, 2017
Man charged with mischief after vandalism at Montreal mosque
MONTREAL - A Montreal man pleaded not guilty Friday to a charge of mischief in connection with vandalism at a local mosque. Sylvain Gingras, 50, was ordered held for 30 days so he can have a psychiatr...
Feb 10, 2017
Canada, U.S. hoping for progress on border preclearance for Monday meeting
OTTAWA - Canada hopes to cement progress on keeping the border open to trade and travellers when Justin Trudeau visits Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump, whose controversial travel ban measures ...
Feb 10, 2017
Couch potatoes: 'Intoxicated' New Brunswick men go through drive-thru on a sofa
MIRAMICHI, N.B. - Two New Brunswick men have been arrested after allegedly going through a McDonald’s drive-thru on a couch. Miramichi police said an officer spotted the couch, being towed behin...
Feb 10, 2017
Balloon man needs another month to raise $20K following lawn chair flight
CALGARY - A man who strapped 120 helium balloons to a lawn chair and soared above the Calgary Stampede grounds has been given another month to raise money for a required donation before he is sentence...
Feb 10, 2017
Lawsuit filed in connection to explosion in Fort McMurray fire aftermath
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed against natural gas company Atco (TSE:ACO.X) in an explosion last May that damaged several homes in Fort McMurray, Alta. The blast...
Feb 10, 2017