Category Archives: Canada
Assaults soar in Newfoundland's Dickens-era jail: 'It's a tinderbox'
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - It opened in 1859, the year Charles Dickens’ new novel “A Tale of Two Cities” transfixed readers with Dr. Manette’s tormented imprisonment at the Basti...
Jan 15, 2017
Companies increasing energy storage developments as renewables grow
CALGARY - The rise of renewable power has created a need for energy storage that companies are fulfilling with underwater balloons, multi-tonne flywheels and decades-old designs. “Where renewabl...
Jan 15, 2017
Tugs finally free tanker stranded in Cape Breton, N.S., for a week
SYDNEY, N.S. - A tanker that ran aground off the coast of Nova Scotia has returned to port after being stuck in shallow water for a week. The coast guard and salvage crews freed the Arca 1 from a bay ...
Jan 15, 2017
Experts question whether tougher sentences deter drunk driving
Experts are questioning whether a recent trend towards stiffer sentences for those who kill someone while drinking and driving are doing much to solve the problem. Earlier this week, an Ontario judge ...
Jan 15, 2017
No winning ticket for $20 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $20 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a ticket purchased in Quebec. The jac...
Jan 15, 2017
Nova Scotia Teachers Union rejects province's latest offer: province
HALIFAX - Education Minister Karen Casey says the Nova Scotia Teachers Union has rejected the province’s latest contract offer. The two sides had been meeting with a conciliator for the past fou...
Jan 14, 2017
Porter Airlines resumes operations after grounding flights due to system outage
TORONTO - Porter Airlines says its operations are returning to normal after a technical problem grounded all its flights Saturday afternoon. The Toronto-based airline blamed the problem on a system ou...
Jan 14, 2017
Second attempt to tow grounded off Nova Scotia rescheduled after weather delays
SYDNEY, N.S. - A second attempt to free a grounded tanker from a sandy bottom off Cape Breton has been pushed back until early Sunday morning due to weather conditions. The salvage company brought in ...
Jan 14, 2017
Five suicides in Quebec indigenous communities were avoidable: coroner's report
Five suicides that occurred in two indigenous communities in 2015 were avoidable, a Quebec coroner said Saturday in a report that compared Canada’s reserve system to apartheid and suggested it w...
Jan 14, 2017
Reconciliation more than land acknowledgments, Aboriginal groups say
An increasing number of institutions across the country have started making verbal land acknowledgments to the Aboriginal groups who traditionally occupied the territory. Professors at Dalhousie Unive...
Jan 14, 2017