Category Archives: Canada
Ontario man, 82, says he'll 'go after' $10K in denied casino winnings
An 82-year-old man who says he was denied $10,000 he won at an Ontario casino plans to “go after them” to claim his winnings. John Marando said in an interview that he started going to the...
Mar 01, 2017
Police seek help to find man missing since Fort McMurray wildfire last spring
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Police are asking for help in locating a man who has been missing since the Fort McMurray wildfire in northern Alberta last spring. A release says Mounties were told in February...
Mar 01, 2017
Air Miles sends apology to members, three months after controversy
TORONTO - The head of the Air Miles rewards program is apologizing for failing its members, three months after it provoked a controversy over changes to its expiration policy. In a letter to Air Miles...
Mar 01, 2017

Top 10 scams targeting Canadians in terms of number of complaints received
MONTREAL - The Competition Bureau, in conjunction with the Better Business Bureau, Quebec-based consumers group Option consommateurs and other fraud-prevention partners announced Wednesday the top 10 ...
Mar 01, 2017
Federal poll showcases difference in attitudes on immigrants versus refugees
OTTAWA - A newly released federal survey on attitudes towards immigration suggests Canadians are somewhat more enthusiastic about accepting economic migrants than they are about refugees. While 52 per...
Mar 01, 2017

Ontario family fights to have autistic son's service dog allowed in classroom
An Ontario family has gone to the province’s human rights tribunal to fight for their autistic son’s right to bring his service animal into class. The family says the Waterloo Catholic Dis...
Mar 01, 2017
NWT report attacks 'systemic racism' in health care: minister
YELLOWKNIFE - A Northwest Territories cabinet minister says recommendations from an investigation into an elder’s death will help address systemic racism in health-care delivery. “The auth...
Mar 01, 2017

Feds play support, not lead, in Grassy Narrows mercury contamination: Trudeau
OTTAWA - The ongoing mercury poisoning on the Grassy Narrows First Nation is “very much” an Ontario issue, Justin Trudeau says - a point of contention for indigenous leaders who want actio...
Mar 01, 2017

Illicit fentanyl being trafficked in Halifax: 'You are playing Russian roulette'
HALIFAX - Police in Atlantic Canada’s largest city are warning drug users their lives are at risk because of the emerging presence of illicit fentanyl on the streets. Halifax police say while th...
Mar 01, 2017
Tiny filaments, tubes found in Quebec proposed as Earth's earliest fossils
NEW YORK - Tiny tubes and filaments in some Canadian rock appear to be the oldest known fossils, giving new support to some ideas about how life began, a new study says. The features are mineralized r...
Mar 01, 2017