Category Archives: Canada
Schneider's Gourmet World recalls seasonings with undeclared milk
OTTAWA - Schneider’s Gourmet World is recalling its salt and vinegar seasonings and dill pickle seasonings because they contain milk that is not declared on the label. The Neuanlage, Sask.-based...
Feb 09, 2017
Year-long Chronicle Herald strike continues as contract talks break off
HALIFAX - The union that represents 55 striking newsroom staff at the Halifax Chronicle Herald says contract talks have broken off with the daily newspaper. The workers have been on strike for more th...
Feb 09, 2017

Meeting calms fears in Manitoba town seeing influx of border jumpers
EMERSON, Man. - Civic leaders in a Manitoba border town that has seen an increase in refugee claimants crossing over from the United States say the community will continue to be a welcoming place. Pol...
Feb 09, 2017
Three-vehicle crash involving bus sends 13 people to hospital
VANCOUVER - A three-vehicle collision involving a bus belonging to a seniors-care home in Vancouver has sent 13 people to hospital. Const. Jason Doucette with Vancouver police says a car allegedly dro...
Feb 09, 2017
Campus police searching for python on the loose at the University of Guelph
GUELPH, Ont. - Campus police at an Ontario university say they’re searching for a snake believed to be loose in a building that houses the school’s administration offices, cafeteria and fo...
Feb 09, 2017
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Feb. 9 --- TRUDEAU TO MEET TRUMP ON MONDAY: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday in Washington. The Prime Minister...
Feb 09, 2017
Court delay for Halifax men accused of assaulting Dennis Oland behind bars
MIRAMICHI, N.B. - A court appearance for two Halifax men charged with assaulting Dennis Oland in a New Brunswick prison was delayed Thursday. Convicted killer Cody Alexander Muise and Aaron Marriott, ...
Feb 09, 2017
Nova Scotia reviewing bizarre liquor laws that date back to Prohibition
HALIFAX - Premier Stephen McNeil says the Nova Scotia government is reviewing bizarre liquor laws that date back to the Prohibition era. Nova Scotia has 105 dry communities, most of them rural and una...
Feb 09, 2017
Shopify defends decision to keep hosting Breitbart store, emphasizes free speech
TORONTO - Shopify’s CEO is defending the e-commerce company’s decision to keep hosting an online store for the controversial right-wing U.S. media organization Breitbart News. Tobi Lutke p...
Feb 09, 2017

This season's flu vaccine effectiveness 'decent' at 42 per cent: researchers
TORONTO - This season’s influenza vaccine is estimated to have been more than 40 per cent effective in preventing illness with the dominant H3N2 viral strain in Canadians who got their shots, a ...
Feb 09, 2017