Category Archives: Canada
Internationally known Toronto hairdresser killed in Los Angeles, police say
LOS ANGELES - Police on Tuesday were investigating the killing of internationally known Toronto hairdresser and beauty company executive Fabio Sementilli, who was found beaten and stabbed at a Los Ang...
Jan 24, 2017
Friend of man accused of killing 13-year-old girl says he was 'always on the run'
WINNIPEG - A former friend of a Winnipeg man accused of killing a 13-year-old girl told court the accused sometimes disappeared for days at a time. Mark Grant is charged with second-degree murder in t...
Jan 24, 2017
Keystone XL: Hundreds protest at White House, signalling upcoming pipeline fight
WASHINGTON - Hundreds of people gathered at the White House for an anti-pipeline protest Tuesday that hints at an aggressive upcoming challenge against the Keystone XL pipeline, despite its support fr...
Jan 24, 2017
Police lay charge in alleged assault at Edmonton rally
EDMONTON - A man faces charges stemming from a political rally in Edmonton on the weekend. Police have charged Jason Bews, 34, with assault and uttering threats. The complainant is a reporter for The ...
Jan 24, 2017
Manitoba launches campaign critical of federal health funding plan
WINNIPEG - Manitoba is launching an online ad campaign against the federal government’s health-care funding plan and is hinting other provinces may follow suit. The provincial government is star...
Jan 24, 2017
Most Canadians like current voting system, but open to electoral reform: report
OTTAWA - Two-thirds of Canadians are happy with how their current voting system works, says a report detailing the findings of the Trudeau government’s online electoral reform survey. The report...
Jan 24, 2017
A dream come true: Numbers for Lotto 6-49 winner came while he was sleeping
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg woman and her son are millionaires because of a dream. Bahadur Sultani and his mother won $5.3 million in the Lotto 6-49 draw on Dec. 28. Sultani says his sister, who died years ...
Jan 24, 2017
Canada pauses peacekeeping plan to better co-ordinate with Americans
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan plans to talk to his American counterpart before he pursues Canada’s plan to send peacekeepers to Africa, saying co-ordination with the U.S. is essential....
Jan 24, 2017
Postmedia laying off 15 positions at Ottawa Citizen and Montreal Gazette
TORONTO - A media union says it’s been told by Postmedia that the company plans to cut 15 positions at the Ottawa Citizen and Montreal Gazette newspapers. CWA Canada said Tuesday that the cuts, ...
Jan 24, 2017
Cheers, jeers for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Calgary town hall
CALGARY - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau launched an impassioned defence for balancing the environment and economy at a raucous town hall in the heart of oil country Tuesday. A man wearing a shirt with...
Jan 24, 2017