Category Archives: Canada
'Sisters of the north' join massive Women's March on Washington
WASHINGTON - Hundreds of Canadian women who carted signs and flags to the U.S. capital for a massive rally for women’s rights were greeted Saturday with cheers and shouts of gratitude by America...
Jan 21, 2017
Thousands across Canada rally in support of Washington women's march
Thousands of Canadians, many waving signs and wearing pointy-eared pink hats, gathered in cities and towns across the country Saturday to show solidarity with the massive Women’s March in Washin...
Jan 21, 2017
No winning ticket for Friday night's $50 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $50 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. However, one of the two Maxmillion prizes up for grabs was claimed by a ticket purchased somewh...
Jan 21, 2017
B.C. Premier Christy Clark no longer receiving stipend from party
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s premier says she is no longer receiving an annual stipend from her political party because the payment has become a distraction. Christy Clark told media at an unr...
Jan 20, 2017
Canadian court rules in Ecuadorian legal battle involving oil giant Chevron
Both sides found positives in a Canadian court ruling issued Friday in a David and Goliath legal battle between oil giant Chevron and a group of Ecuadorian villagers. The villagers are using the Canad...
Jan 20, 2017
Defence in retrial for suspect in Winnipeg teen's death questions DNA evidence
WINNIPEG - Testimony at day five at the re-trial of Mark Edward Grant in the 1985 death of Candace Derksen focused on how DNA samples were tested and handled in 2000 and 2001. The details were so tech...
Jan 20, 2017
Vancouver golf courses set to reopen after unprecedented 7-week closure
VANCOUVER - There have more than just the usual hazards on Vancouver’s public golf courses this season, in fact snow and ice conditions were so bad that the three courses were closed for an enti...
Jan 20, 2017
Mayors push Trudeau on housing dollars as step to address opioid crisis
OTTAWA - The mayors of Canada’s biggest cities are urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to unleash more federal resources in order to help municipal governments combat the growing problem of fen...
Jan 20, 2017
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Jan. 20 ___ TRUMP LOOKS TO ‘HEAL OUR DIVISIONS’: U.S. President Donald Trump is suggesting that his election will lead to a “new national pr...
Jan 20, 2017
Former N.S. paramedic denied funding for appeal of sex assault convictions
HALIFAX - A former paramedic convicted of two sexual assaults while on the job in Nova Scotia has lost a bid to have his appeal paid for by the province. James Duncan Keats, 52, was found guilty in De...
Jan 20, 2017