Category Archives: Canada
Toronto firefighters called in to rescue a rescue dog that got stuck under a car
Toronto firefighters were called in early Friday to rescue a rescue dog that got stuck in the undercarriage of a car. District Chief Stephan Powell says the dog had been rescued from ill treatment and...
Feb 24, 2017
Public urged to update vaccines after mumps, measles cases reported
TORONTO - Public health officials and infectious disease experts are urging Canadians to check that their vaccinations are up to date as clusters of mumps are investigated in Ontario and Alberta, and ...
Feb 24, 2017
Ottawa's deficit hits $14 billion nine months into 2016-17 fiscal year
OTTAWA - The federal government ran a budgetary shortfall of $14 billion over the first nine months of the fiscal year, compared with a $3.2-billion surplus over the same period a year earlier. The Fi...
Feb 24, 2017
N.B. trial conducted in wrong language: 'It sounds like a Monty Python movie'
FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick court has set aside a woman’s drug trafficking conviction after her trial was mistakenly conducted in French for no apparent reason. “I hate to say it, but it...
Feb 24, 2017
N.B. judge overturns conviction of grandfather accused of sexual interference
FREDERICTON - A man who was shunned by his community and reviled by family when he was wrongly branded a sex offender has been acquitted of sexually assaulting his step-granddaughter after the girl ad...
Feb 24, 2017
Auto parts giant Magna raises concerns about protectionist trade measures
AURORA, Ont. - Canadian auto parts giant Magna International Inc. cited the rise of protectionist trade measures in the Trump era as a key risk to the auto industry as it reported its latest quarterly...
Feb 24, 2017
QuickList: January inflation rates for Canadian provinces, territories
OTTAWA - Canada’s national inflation rate was 2.1 per cent in January, Statistics Canada said Friday. Here’s what happened in the provinces and territories (previous month in brackets): - ...
Feb 24, 2017
QuickList: January inflation rate for selected cities in Canada
OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 2.1 per cent in January, Statistics Canada said Friday. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have ...
Feb 24, 2017
Magnitude 4.9 earthquake reported off northwestern Vancouver Island
VICTORIA - A series of small earthquakes off Vancouver Island in recent days likely aren’t a precursor of bigger shake ups to come, but are a reminder of the complex geological zones along coast...
Feb 24, 2017
Inflation rate rises to 2.1%, fuelled by gas prices as new carbon policies take hold
OTTAWA - A surge in gasoline prices helped drive Canada’s annual inflation rate well beyond expectations in January to 2.1 per cent - an increase that coincided with the implementation of new ca...
Feb 24, 2017