Category Archives: Canada

Speak loudly and carry a big stick: how Kevin O'Leary would govern Canada
OTTAWA - He’s a household name in Canada and the U.S., and Kevin O’Leary intends to use audiences in both to convince Canadians he’s the right man to lead this country. Millions of A...
Feb 01, 2017
Montreal man accused of uttering threats and inciting hatred
MONTREAL - A Montreal man was charged Wednesday with uttering threats online and inciting hatred as authorities said they were dealing with more hate-related complaints since Sunday’s mass killi...
Feb 01, 2017

Search on for Canadian filmmaker Rob Stewart who disappeared in Florida waters
A Canadian filmmaker has disappeared after a deep dive in Florida waters that left his partner unconscious, according to the missing man’s sister. Rob Stewart, 37, was in Florida filming a docum...
Feb 01, 2017

N.B. needs tougher power grid, poles to withstand ice storms, Green leader says
LAMEQUE, N.B. - NB Power needs to rebuild its shattered network with tougher gear to help it withstand violent ice storms like the one that toppled power poles like dominoes last week, New Brunswick...
Feb 01, 2017
Mystery over Chinese tycoon's disappearance from Hong Kong
HONG KONG - Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of a Chinese-born Canadian billionaire reportedly seized in Hong Kong by mainland Chinese police, in a case that could rekindle concerns about overreach b...
Feb 01, 2017
Five stories in the news today, Feb. 1
Five Stories in the news for Wednesday, Feb. 1 --- FOX NEWS APOLOGIZES FOR INACCURATE TWEET Fox News has apologized after one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s senior staffers called them out f...
Feb 01, 2017

Conjugal visit valuable for inmates, should mimic normal environment: warden
MISSION, B.C. - It looks like a normal three-bedroom family home. A ceiling fan whirrs over a pair of sofas in the living room. The hallway shelves carry a pile of bed sheets. A refrigerator hums quie...
Feb 01, 2017
Canadian wingsuit flyer eulogized after dying on mountain in China
Friends and colleagues of a Canadian adventurer who died in China are flooding social media with glowing tributes, loving remembrances and some small measure of resignation at the inevitability of his...
Jan 31, 2017

Heart and Stroke Foundation calls for restrictions on food, drink ads aimed at kids
TORONTO - The Heart and Stroke Foundation is calling on the federal government to restrict all marketing of foods and beverages aimed at children and teens, saying that high-volume promotional tactics...
Jan 31, 2017
Yukon to give out overdose-reversing drug amid overdose crisis
WHITEHORSE - Officials in Yukon will hand out an overdose-reversing drug in an attempt to address an ongoing opioid crisis that has spread across the country. The territorial government has announced ...
Jan 31, 2017