Category Archives: Canada
Defence minister downplays threat to troops in Iraq from Trump immigration order
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has expressed confidence about Canada’s mission in Iraq, even as U.S. officials and others warn that the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the L...
Jan 30, 2017
Hiker missing near Nanaimo, B.C., since Saturday found alive
NANAIMO, B.C. - A 20 year-old man who was missing for almost three days while hiking near Nanaimo, B.C., survived by drinking creek water, hunkering down in a cave, and walking. Spencer Hunt of Victor...
Jan 30, 2017
Trump's travel ban will hurt trade, BlackBerry CEO John Chen says
TORONTO - BlackBerry Ltd. (TSX:BB) CEO John Chen says U.S. President Donald Trump’s ban on people from seven predominantly Muslim countries entering America will hurt trade. Chen said in a state...
Jan 30, 2017
Researchers find anti-gout drug that lessens pain of opioid withdrawal in mice
CALGARY - A study identifying one of the underlying causes of opioid withdrawal has singled out an anti-gout drug as possibly easing the suffering associated with overcoming addiction. Scientists at t...
Jan 30, 2017
Vignettes of some of the victims from Sunday night's mosque attack in Quebec
QUEBEC - Details are emerging of some of the six victims of the Quebec City mosque attack on Sunday. Here is some information about them: Ibrahima Barry: The father of four was a dedicated family man ...
Jan 30, 2017
Big bang theory: Edmonton researchers warn popping balloons as loud as gun blasts
EDMONTON - Bill Hodgetts doesn’t want to be a party-pooper. The Edmonton audiologist and father of two young girls says he often wondered if there was something more dangerous than disdainful ab...
Jan 30, 2017
Nova Scotia court rejects appeal of man convicted of sexually assaulting wife
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s highest court has dismissed an appeal by a man convicted of sexually assaulting his common-law wife, in an unusual case that garnered national attention when the victim a...
Jan 30, 2017
Quebec City Islamic centre had 'major' security concerns after previous incident
QUEBEC - The Quebec mosque where six people were killed during evening prayers had been targeted previously, and its leaders say security had been “a major, major concern” prior to Sunday&...
Jan 30, 2017
International reaction to mosque attack; lights to go out on Eiffel Tower
QUEBEC - The Latest on international reaction to the deadly shooting at a Quebec City mosque (all times local): 12:05 p.m. Iran is condemning the deadly shooting at a Quebec mosque, calling it “...
Jan 30, 2017
Nova Scotia judge sides with Mi'kmaq band on gas-storage project appeal
HALIFAX - A Mi’kmaq band has won a victory in its battle against an energy company’s plan to store natural gas in underground caverns in central Nova Scotia. In a written decision released...
Jan 30, 2017