Category Archives: Canada
No winning ticket for $9.3 million jackpot in Saturday's night's Lotto 649 draw
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $9.3 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a ticket purchased in Ontario. The j...
Jan 08, 2017
Portion of Highway 401 closed in Bowmanville after multi-vehicle crash
BOWMANVILLE, Ont. - Dozens of weather related collisions shutdown a stretch of Canada’s busiest highway for several hours Saturday. Ontario Provincial Police say the accidents in both the east a...
Jan 07, 2017
Air Canada flight from Fort McMurray to Toronto develops mechanical issue
WINNIPEG - An Air Canada plane made an unscheduled stop in Winnipeg due to a mechanical issue. Winnipeg Airports Authority spokesman Tyler MacAfee says the plane was flying from Fort McMurray, Alta., ...
Jan 07, 2017
Federal government to pay for funeral of four people slain in Nova Scotia
OTTAWA - The federal government confirmed it will pay for the funerals of four people found dead in a Nova Scotia home last Tuesday. However, Veterans Affairs officials would not elaborate further Sat...
Jan 07, 2017
Conservative dinner in Calgary with Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway cancelled
CALGARY - A visit to Alberta by a senior advisor to President-elect Donald Trump has been cancelled. Kellyanne Conway was to speak at a private dinner in Calgary hosted by the Alberta Prosperity Fund ...
Jan 07, 2017
Social media post prompts partial evacuation of Halifax university dormitory
HALIFAX - Police in Halifax are telling people to watch what they post on social media after a photo of a man holding a realistic-looking paintball gun prompted a partial evacuation of a university do...
Jan 07, 2017
Woman receives call for missing dog asking for money
MIRAMICHI, N.B. - It was the call she was hoping for, but not the call she expected. Denise Ramsay’s German shepherd golden retriever mix dog had been missing for four days after vanishing from ...
Jan 07, 2017
Suspected lower VISA merchant fees for Walmart could hit smaller businesses hard
TORONTO - The head of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says he's concerned that a deal struck between Walmart Canada and Visa over merchant fees could lead to higher costs for smaller b...
Jan 07, 2017
B.C. economy forecast to fall from top but stay strong despite housing crunch
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s high performance economic engine is forecast to gear down this year as the province’s housing market cools, say some economic experts. B.C.’s economy ha...
Jan 07, 2017
Winter storm warnings issued in Atlantic Canada, up to 40 centimetres expected
HALIFAX - The Atlantic provinces are bracing for a winter wallop that could bring up to 40 centimetres of snow to parts of the region. Environment Canada says a low pressure system will intensify as i...
Jan 07, 2017