Category Archives: Canada
Canada, U.S. hoping for progress on border preclearance for Monday meeting
OTTAWA - Canada hopes to cement progress on keeping the border open to trade and travellers when Justin Trudeau visits Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump, whose controversial travel ban measures ...
Feb 10, 2017
Couch potatoes: 'Intoxicated' New Brunswick men go through drive-thru on a sofa
MIRAMICHI, N.B. - Two New Brunswick men have been arrested after allegedly going through a McDonald’s drive-thru on a couch. Miramichi police said an officer spotted the couch, being towed behin...
Feb 10, 2017
Balloon man needs another month to raise $20K following lawn chair flight
CALGARY - A man who strapped 120 helium balloons to a lawn chair and soared above the Calgary Stampede grounds has been given another month to raise money for a required donation before he is sentence...
Feb 10, 2017
Lawsuit filed in connection to explosion in Fort McMurray fire aftermath
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed against natural gas company Atco (TSE:ACO.X) in an explosion last May that damaged several homes in Fort McMurray, Alta. The blast...
Feb 10, 2017
Toronto's TSX soars to record high close, Wall Street surges on Trump news
TORONTO - The Toronto Stock Exchange’s main index and Wall Street indices all soared to record highs Friday, bolstered by news that U.S. President Donald Trump will soon reveal his tax policy. O...
Feb 10, 2017
Halifax abuzz after sighting of wayward sheep: 'He got a little spooked'
HALIFAX - A spooked sheep caused a brief stir in Halifax’s west end Friday. The animal was photographed wandering alone among the dirty snowbanks in the Halifax Forum parking lot, and was soon i...
Feb 10, 2017
Sugary drink consumption predicted to harm Canadians' health, cost economy: study
TORONTO - Canadians - especially young people - are consuming excessive amounts of sugary drinks, a trend that could have future consequences for their health and the overall health-care system, new r...
Feb 10, 2017
Ex-Quebec minister will run to replace Stephane Dion in Montreal riding: source
MONTREAL - An ex-Quebec immigration minister will seek the federal Liberal nomination for an upcoming byelection in Stephane Dion’s old Montreal riding, a source told The Canadian Press on Frida...
Feb 10, 2017
Quebec student athlete says he was denied entry to the United States
MONTREAL - A Quebec student athlete says he’s not sure why he was denied entry to the United States after a five-hour interrogation in which he was asked about religion and his Moroccan roots. Y...
Feb 10, 2017
Feds back off on last-ditch attempt to delay judge's ruling on '60s Scoop
TORONTO - The federal government backed off on Friday from its widely panned last-minute plan to force a judge to delay his decision on the ’60s Scoop class-action lawsuit. That means Ontario Su...
Feb 10, 2017