Category Archives: Canada
Amazon apologizes to India for selling doormats with national flag
TORONTO - Amazon has apologized to India’s foreign minister for selling doormats depicting the Indian flag on the online shopping giant’s Canadian website. The head of the retailer in Indi...
Jan 12, 2017
Government 'didn't pay enough attention' to pay system troubles: Trudeau
OTTAWA - The federal government failed its employees when it didn’t properly heed warning signs about its problem-plagued Phoenix pay system before rolling it out almost a year ago, Prime Minist...
Jan 12, 2017
Garbagemen rescue 'gorgeous little' kitten from New Brunswick snowbank
FREDERICTON - Two garbagemen are being hailed for rescuing a frozen, urine-soaked kitten from a rural snowbank. Leland Nason and a co-workers were collecting trash in Minto, N.B., on Tuesday when they...
Jan 12, 2017
U.S. dairy groups urge Trump to set his sights on Canadian dairy policies
MONTREAL - U.S. dairy groups are calling on Donald Trump to set his sights on Canada’s “protectionist” dairy practices as he seeks to safeguard American jobs. The International Dairy...
Jan 12, 2017
Shanna Desmond remembered as hopeful, resolute as second funeral is held
ANTIGONISH, N.S. - What most people remember about Shanna Desmond was her ever-present, winning smile and the optimism it reflected. But behind that smile was a steely sense of determination that made...
Jan 12, 2017
Menopause for killer whales involves mother-daughter conflict: study
VICTORIA - Mother-daughter conflicts rooted in a tug-of-war between competition and co-operation are helping explain why killer whales go through menopause, says a study released Thursday. Killer whal...
Jan 12, 2017
26 members of Quebec family plus 2 friends share $60-million lottery jackpot
MONTREAL - An extended Quebec family has found out there are at least 60 million reasons to attend the traditional family New Year’s dinner. It was on Jan. 1 when Annie Roy suggested to her rela...
Jan 12, 2017
Canuck cliche? Are Canadians really as nice as Meryl Streep and the world insist?
TORONTO - When Michigan-born author Kerry Colburn started dating a Canadian, her girlfriends had an immediate great impression of him - without even meeting the guy. “They would say, ‘Oh y...
Jan 12, 2017
Police to release new information in case of nurse accused of killing seniors
WOODSTOCK, Ont. - Ontario Provincial Police say they will be releasing new information this week in the case of a former nurse accused of killing eight seniors in two long-term care homes. Sgt. David ...
Jan 12, 2017
Grounded tanker raises issue of federal watch on foreign flagged ships:mariners
Veteran mariners are questioning why a tanker that operated in calm harbours was permitted to attempt a winter crossing of the Gulf of St. Lawrence waters, as plans continued Thursday to pull the grou...
Jan 12, 2017