Category Archives: Canada
Black activist Viola Desmond to be
first Canadian woman on face of currency
GATINEAU, Que. - It had been some time since Viola Desmond last visited the cinema. The hairdresser and entrepreneur opted to sit close to the front of the theatre; her poor eyesight made it difficult...
Dec 08, 2016
How life off the grid in Cape Breton lured families from British Columbia
WHYCOCOMAGH, N.S. - This is how Brett Walkins recalls the three years he spent living in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley: Nights of teeth-grinding and swearing in his sleep. He would leave for ...
Dec 08, 2016
Hells Angel testifies he strung along police informant over cocaine shipment
SASKATOON - A member of the Hells Angels says he never intended to ship cocaine from Ontario to Saskatoon but strung along a police informant because the man was his sole source of drugs for his back ...
Dec 07, 2016
Long-awaited Canada border bill moves ahead in U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON - A bill to simplify crossing the Canadian-U.S. border moved ahead in the American Congress on Wednesday, with little time left to get it passed before lawmakers break to form a post-electi...
Dec 07, 2016
Man faces 8 charges in 7-vehicle, 1-building collision in Port Colborne, Ont.
PORT COLBORNE, Ont. - Police say a 51-year-old man is facing eight charges following a series of collisions in Port Colborne, Ont., that involved seven vehicles and a building, and sent two people to ...
Dec 07, 2016
Economists meet with Alberta officials, say worst appears to be over
EDMONTON - Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci met with key economists Wednesday to look ahead to 2017, with the consensus being the worst is over for the provincial economy. But Avery Shenfeld, chief e...
Dec 07, 2016
Quebec court authorizes class-action lawsuit over school fees
MONTREAL - Quebec Superior Court has given the green light to a class-action lawsuit filed by a mother over various school fees. The suit seeking damages and interest was authorized Tuesday by Justice...
Dec 07, 2016
Federal-provincial climate plan summit won't result in full ledger of GHG cuts
OTTAWA - The long-awaited pan-Canadian climate plan to be finalized this week by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers won’t include a detailed account of how Canada will meet its inter...
Dec 07, 2016
NFL, teammates want to gang-tackle Canada's new policy on Super Bowl ads
WASHINGTON - Some big players are attempting to gang-tackle Canada’s new policy on Super Bowl ads, with the National Football League, the U.S. government, Canadian broadcasters and advertisers a...
Dec 07, 2016
Attack on Toronto high school thwarted, 17-year-old under arrest: police
TORONTO - Police say a tip from the U.S. helped thwart an attack on a high school in Toronto on the 27th anniversary of the massacre at Polytechnique Montreal. Det. Len Nicholson told reporters a news...
Dec 07, 2016