Category Archives: Canada
Halifax Port Authority review finds Jim Spatz not in conflict of interest
HALIFAX - The Halifax Port Authority says a prominent developer appointed to the port’s board by the federal government is not in a conflict of interest. In a statement today, the board of direc...
Dec 30, 2016
14-year-old boy charged after senior, 80, allegedly sexually assaulted on trail
KINGSTON, N.S. - A 14-year-old boy has been charged with sexually assaulting an 80-year-old woman while she was walking on a public trail in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley. The woman was hiking ...
Dec 30, 2016
Saskatchewan has a problem with drunk driving; new law aims to change culture
REGINA - A Saskatchewan man whose daughter was killed by a drunk driver says new, tougher laws coming into force could reduce the number of impaired driving incidents. Allan Kerpan’s 25-year-old...
Dec 30, 2016
Funeral Monday for retired teacher killed in Jordan terror attack
CORNER BROOK, N.L. - The retired Newfoundland schoolteacher killed in a Jordan terror attack this month will be laid to rest in Corner Brook on Monday. Linda Vatcher was one of 10 people killed Dec. 1...
Dec 30, 2016
Mississauga, Ont., home explosion was a double suicide, investigators say
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - A house explosion that left two people dead and forced the evacuation of 69 homes west of Toronto last summer has been ruled a double suicide. The bodies of Robert Nadler and Diann...
Dec 30, 2016
System brings strong winds to Atlantic Canada, causing thousands of outages
HALIFAX - Thousands of people were without power in parts of Atlantic Canada on Friday due to a potent storm that brought strong winds and heavy rainfall to the region. Nova Scotia Power said about 37...
Dec 30, 2016
Five stories in the news today, Dec. 30
Five stories in the news for Friday, Dec. 30 --- NO SIGN YET OF TWO MISSING SNOWSHOERS IN B.C. The search for two snowshoers missing in the backcountry of Vancouver’s North Shore is expected to ...
Dec 30, 2016
N.S. premier admits to 'level of frustration,' decries tone of online critics
HALIFAX - After more than three years in office, Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil says he still loves his job. But he also admits to some frustration as he deals with day-to-day problems, and the of...
Dec 30, 2016
Royal B.C. Museum calls on indigenous people to submit stories about relics
An indigenous artist and writer says First Nations artifacts in museums are not simply cold, hard objects, but are rather the belongings of families and communities. The Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria ...
Dec 30, 2016
Trump's election, the Brexit vote, and the Fort McMurray fire: news from 2016
An in-brief look at some Canadian and international news events of the last 12 months, listed in chronological order. JANUARY 2 – Saudi Arabia executed prominent opposition Shiite cleric Sheikh ...
Dec 30, 2016