Category Archives: Canada
Pre-winter storms move eastward across the country
TORONTO - The official start of winter may still be a week and half away, but The Great White North is already living up to its namesake. Snow began falling in southern Ontario Sunday night and contin...
Dec 12, 2016
Son asks convicted killer: 'Travis Vader, where are the bodies of my parents?'
EDMONTON - Married for 57 years, they were kindred spirits and called each other darling. Lyle McCann, 78, was known for his patience, a retired long-haul trucker who liked to play cribbage and watch ...
Dec 12, 2016
Girl who was subject of Amber Alert found safe in Hamilton, mother charged
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - Police say a nine-year-old Ontario girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert has been found safe and her mother has been arrested. Niagara regional police say they found Layla S...
Dec 12, 2016
A breakdown of the cost of child care in some of Canada's biggest cities
OTTAWA - How much do you pay in child care fees? Below is a breakdown by age group of monthly median child care fees across all spaces - regulated or unregulated, in a centre or a home-based daycare -...
Dec 11, 2016
Federal Liberals have more work to do on child care, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government wants to ensure Canadians can raise their families in the way that they want, but acknowledged that different provincial perspectives make it...
Dec 11, 2016
Chris Alexander speaks at 2nd anti-carbon tax rally following earlier controversy
CALGARY - Federal Conservative leadership candidate Chris Alexander returned to Alberta to speak at an anti-carbon tax rally, a week after becoming embroiled in controversy over a “lock her up&#...
Dec 11, 2016
Nova Scotia woman hosts Christmas dinner for those alone during the holidays
BLOCKHOUSE, N.S. - A grandmother in Nova Scotia has invited nine strangers to her dinner table this Christmas for a festive get together for those who can’t spend the holidays with their familie...
Dec 11, 2016
Union representing public servants reaches tentative agreement
OTTAWA - A union representing public servants has reached a tentative contract that it says gives federal scientists the right to share their research with the media without first being designated off...
Dec 11, 2016
Federal study touts indigenous sentencing regime to address prison numbers
OTTAWA - A separate system for sentencing aboriginal offenders might be the key to dealing with the disproportionate number of indigenous people behind bars, suggests a federally commissioned study. A...
Dec 11, 2016
Issue of sex-selective abortion makes appearance in Tory leadership race
OTTAWA - A pair of Conservative leadership hopefuls say it’s time for Canada to have a free and open debate about sex-selective abortion - a position that’s raising concerns about the revi...
Dec 11, 2016