Category Archives: Canada
New Brunswick to phase out coal, put price on carbon in new climate plan
FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government will phase out coal as an electricity source under a new climate change plan that also puts a price on carbon. Premier Brian Gallant said Wednesday that clim...
Dec 07, 2016
Quebec aims to increase number of judges, prosecutors to address case crunch
QUEBEC - The Quebec government is investing $175 million to recruit new judges, prosecutors and other staff to help ease the burden on the province’s overloaded justice system. The plan is to hi...
Dec 07, 2016
Teen who sparked Toronto's worst mass shooting sentenced to life in prison
TORONTO - A man convicted of two counts of second-degree murder in a shootout at a 2012 community barbecue in Toronto was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison with no chance of parole for seven years...
Dec 07, 2016
Feds to fulfil pledge to drastically cut wait times for sponsorship spouses
OTTAWA - The length of time it takes to process spousal sponsorship applications for immigrants is dropping to months from years under a multimillion-dollar revamp of a key, the federal government sai...
Dec 07, 2016
Newfoundland woman's disappearance 'suspicious in nature,' Mounties say
ST. ANTHONY, N.L. - The disappearance of a 38-year-old Newfoundland woman is considered suspicious and the case is a high priority for RCMP in St. Anthony, N.L., a police spokesman said Wednesday as a...
Dec 07, 2016
Man driving to work in snowstorm in Manitoba helps lost elderly man walking
An elderly Winnipeg man lost in the winter storm slamming southern Manitoba was found safe thanks to a man driving to work. Winnipeg police sent out a public alert for 82-year-old Charles McAulay on M...
Dec 07, 2016
Moose Knuckles reaches deal with Competition Bureau over made-in-Canada concerns
OTTAWA - Winter jacket maker Moose Knuckles has reached a deal with the Competition Bureau regarding concerns over its advertising and labelling of certain parkas that are promoted as made-in-Canada. ...
Dec 07, 2016
Toddler east of Toronto dies after swallowing pill at relatives' home: police
WHITBY, Ont. - Police are warning people to lock up their medication following the death of a toddler east of Toronto. The incident took place on Nov. 19 after a Whitby, Ont., family visited relatives...
Dec 07, 2016
Elderly couple separated after 68 years of marriage, face first Christmas apart
CLARENVILLE, N.L. - An elderly Newfoundland couple who have been married for 68 years, but are now separated because of their health needs are hoping to be reunited. Roy and Dorothy Vardy have been se...
Dec 07, 2016
Parents prep for realities of legalized marijuana
TORONTO - B.C. mom Scarlett Ballantyne wonders if Ottawa’s plans to legalize marijuana will make her 14- and 16-year-old daughters more inclined to try it. But she’s not waiting to find ou...
Dec 07, 2016