Category Archives: Canada

Vegan buys giant, 23-pound Bay of Fundy lobster, returns it to underwater home
ALMA, N.B. - A massive lobster taller than a toddler was caught in the Bay of Fundy - and then bought by a vegan activist so it could be returned, alive, to its chilly home. Catherine MacDonald, co-ow...
Nov 29, 2016
New indigenous elders council to advise Ontario on justice issues
TORONTO - A new elders council that will offer advice to Ontario’s attorney general should help make the justice system more responsive to the aboriginal population, the provincial government sa...
Nov 29, 2016
Medical examiner tells Calgary woman's trial boy died of 'overwhelming sepsis'
CALGARY - A seven-year-old boy who was given holistic remedies by his mother before he died from massive organ failure could have been saved with a simple antibiotic, the woman’s trial heard Tue...
Nov 29, 2016

Donald Trump's former campaign manager coming to Alberta in January
EDMONTON - A top adviser to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump is visiting Alberta in January. Kellyanne Conway will speak at a private fundraising dinner hosted by the Alberta Prosperity Fund on Jan. ...
Nov 29, 2016
Warm conditions in Yukon delays ice road, affecting travel
DAWSON CITY, Yukon - Residents of West Dawson who depend on an ice road to cross a section of the Yukon River are still waiting for the water to freeze. Thinner ice in some areas and open water have m...
Nov 29, 2016
Less hiring planned after 65% of oil and gas companies trim staff, survey finds
CALGARY - Nearly a third of oil and gas industry employers are expecting another tough year in 2017 after 65 per cent of them were forced to cut staff this year, according to a survey by recruitment f...
Nov 29, 2016
Ferguson's frustrations: focus on people, auditor urges federal government
OTTAWA - Auditor general Michael Ferguson broke with convention in his latest reports released Tuesday, expressing frustration with the federal government’s perpetual fixation with process at th...
Nov 29, 2016

Defence seeks no prison time for ex-Liberal convicted in sponsorship fraud
MONTREAL - The lawyer for an ex-Liberal party organizer convicted for his role in the sponsorship scandal is arguing his elderly client should avoid prison. Gerald Souliere told the court today Jacque...
Nov 29, 2016
Halifax police say they can't confirm whether needle was ever in P.E.I. potato
Halifax police say they cannot confirm whether a needle found in a dish of cooked P.E.I. potatoes was ever “embedded” in any food item. Police said Monday they had received a complaint tha...
Nov 29, 2016
Premiers, aboriginal leaders, and Joe Biden coming to Ottawa next week
OTTAWA - A series of high-profile meetings will take place next week in Ottawa featuring Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada’s premiers, aboriginal leaders and U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden. T...
Nov 29, 2016