Category Archives: Canada
Laid to rest: Identifying unknown Canadian soldiers who fell in battle in Europe
OTTAWA - It was a construction crew working on a hospital expansion that first came across human remains in 2010 near the pastoral French town of Vendin-le-Vieil - remains that would later prove to be...
Jan 04, 2017
Canadian Natural Resources fined $10,000 following accident that killed two
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. has been fined $10,000 by Alberta’s professional engineering society - the maximum allowed - following an investigation into an accident at an oilsands site that ...
Jan 04, 2017
Saskatchewan to follow Alberta's lead with single health region
REGINA – The Saskatchewan government says it will consolidate the province’s 12 health regions into one provincial health authority and the overhaul should take place this fall. Health Min...
Jan 04, 2017
Judge to sentence man who killed missing Alberta seniors on Jan. 25
EDMONTON - A judge is to deliver sentencing later this month - anywhere from time served to life in prison - for a man convicted of killing two Alberta seniors who disappeared on a camping trip. Travi...
Jan 04, 2017
Moving planned nuclear-waste bunker would cost billions, raise risks, OPG says
TORONTO - Relocating a nuclear-waste bunker from its currently proposed site on Lake Huron would cost billions of dollars, take decades to execute, and increase health and environmental risks, accordi...
Jan 04, 2017
Tory leadership hopeful Blaney proposes reducing immigration and refugee targets
MONTREAL - Canada needs to reduce the number of immigrants and refugees it accepts in order to better integrate them, Conservative leadership hopeful Steven Blaney said Wednesday. The Quebec MP said t...
Jan 04, 2017
Court certifies class action lawsuit against Atlantic Lottery Corp.
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A Newfoundland judge has certified a class action lawsuit against the Atlantic Lottery Corporation that alleges VLT line games are designed to deceive players. The class actio...
Jan 04, 2017
Conservative MP Lisa Raitt sets sights on leadership rivals O'Leary, Leitch
OTTAWA - Gambling that Canadian Conservatives will reject Donald Trump-style politics, Tory leadership candidate Lisa Raitt launched an assault Wednesday on two prominent rivals she fears could destro...
Jan 04, 2017
Man believed to be teaching English overseas killed fighting ISIL in Syria
An Ontario family has learned that their 24-year-old son, who they thought was teaching English overseas, has been killed in Syria while fighting against Islamic State militants. Nazzareno Tassone was...
Jan 04, 2017
Police investigating possible cyber threat against Hydro One: company
TORONTO - Ontario’s Hydro One says it is assisting Canadian law enforcement agencies in an ongoing investigation into a possible cyber threat against the electricity distributor. The companyR...
Jan 04, 2017