Category Archives: Canada
Royal LePage reports sharp rise in American interest in Canadian real estate
TORONTO - A new report from Royal LePage suggests many Americans who oppose incoming president Donald Trump continue showing a desire to purchase property in Canada. In a report released early Friday,...
Jan 20, 2017
Six stories in the news today, Jan. 20
Six stories in the news for Friday, Jan. 20 --- DONALD TRUMP SET TO MOVE INTO OVAL OFFICE Donald Trump takes the oath of office today to become the 45th President of the United States. His adviser, Ke...
Jan 20, 2017
Meet the Canadian artists behind the masks worn by NHL goaltenders
MONTREAL - An NHL goaltender’s mask is not only the one thing standing between a man’s head and a 160-kilometre slapshot - it is also Sylvie Marsolais’ canvas. The Montreal-area airb...
Jan 20, 2017
Ten federal Conservative leadership hopefuls hold debate in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG - Many of those running to become the next leader of the federal Conservative Party have taken part in a debate in Winnipeg, but a few candidates were no-shows. Organizers said Chris Alexande...
Jan 19, 2017
Saskatoon charity caught in controversy over animal movie accusations
SASKATOON - A Saskatoon dog rescue group has been caught in the crosshairs of a controversy surrounding the film “A Dog’s Purpose.” New Hope Dog Rescue had put together a preview scr...
Jan 19, 2017
Canadians plead guilty to violations at parks across US West
BILLINGS, Mont. - Three Canadians will be banned from federal lands for five years after pleading guilty to walking on a sensitive hot spring in Yellowstone National Park and other crimes at parks acr...
Jan 19, 2017
Legal battle launched in Vancouver over opposition to Moby Dick restaurant
VANCOUVER - A condo council on Vancouver’s waterfront is named in a civil lawsuit over allegations it refused to lease space to a fish and chip restaurant called Moby Dick partly because of an o...
Jan 19, 2017
Robert Bateman prints part of $735K art theft in northern Alberta
FAIRVIEW, Alta. - Mounties are asking for help in finding art worth almost $750,000 that was stolen from a storage location in a small town in northwestern Alberta. RCMP say more than 70 pieces, inclu...
Jan 19, 2017
Liberal party pays off money borrowed to fight 2015 election campaign
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal party says it’s debt-free, roughly 14 months after sweeping to power in 2015, thanks largely to new members who signed on as supporters during an aggressive fundrais...
Jan 19, 2017
Locksmith says home in triple murder could have been accessed in minutes
CALGARY - An intruder could have broken into the home where a Calgary couple and their five-year-old grandson disappeared in a matter of minutes, a lock expert testified Thursday. “Obviously it&...
Jan 19, 2017