Category Archives: Canada

Halifax family flees blaze after man throws firebomb at their home: police
HALIFAX - A couple and their two children were forced to flee their Halifax home after it was firebombed, bewildering neighbours who insisted their well-manicured corner of the city’s west end i...
Jan 03, 2017

Chew on this: Report says top CEOs to earn more by lunch than average worker in 2017
TORONTO - Before lunchtime Tuesday, Canada’s highest-paid CEOs were projected to earn as much as the average working person does all year, says a report released by a think tank that tracks exec...
Jan 03, 2017
Five stories in the news today, Jan. 3
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, Jan. 3 --- ONTARIO WOMAN KILLED IN ISTANBUL NIGHTCLUB ATTACK A Canadian woman killed in an attack on a Turkish nightclub has been identified by Global Affairs Can...
Jan 03, 2017

Alberta man who killed two seniors didn't have rights violated in jail: judge
EDMONTON - A judge is questioning the credibility of a man convicted of killing two missing Alberta seniors and dismissed part of a constitutional argument that his rights were violated in custody. A ...
Jan 03, 2017

N.B. Crown to appeal ruling overturning Dennis Oland's murder conviction
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - New Brunswick prosecutors say they will ask the Supreme Court of Canada for leave to appeal a court ruling overturning Dennis Oland’s murder conviction - while the defence say...
Jan 03, 2017
Canadian dead after New Year's Eve party in Thailand: report
KOH PHANGAN, Thailand - Global Affairs Canada says a Canadian has died in Thailand. According to a Thai media report, a Canadian man died after a New Year’s Eve party on the island of Koh Phanga...
Jan 02, 2017

Ruling this week on drywall tariffs linked to higher home costs, new jobs
CALGARY - Anti-dumping duties on U.S. drywall imports into Western Canada have hiked prices for the building product but have also resulted in new manufacturing jobs, says the company whose complaint ...
Jan 02, 2017

Conservationists concerned about free entry to Canada's national parks in 2017
EDMONTON - Parks Canada is preparing for an increase in visitors this year as people across the country and around the world request free annual passes to explore the nation’s natural treasures ...
Jan 02, 2017
Conservationists concerned about free entry to Canada's national parks in 2017
EDMONTON - Parks Canada is preparing for an increase in visitors this year as people across the country and around the world request free annual passes to explore the nation’s natural treasures ...
Jan 02, 2017
Ruling this week on drywall tariffs linked to higher home costs and new jobs
CALGARY - Anti-dumping duties on U.S. drywall imports into Western Canada have hiked prices for the building product but have also resulted in new manufacturing jobs, says the company whose complaint ...
Jan 02, 2017