Category Archives: Canada
Native Women's Association elevates voices of those often not heard: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has met representatives from the Native Women’s Association, saying the organization brings forward the voices of people too often not heard in structures ...
Jan 11, 2017
Calgary Mayor Nenshi, Conservative MP Rempel in Twitter spat over math remark
CALGARY - Two high-profile Calgary politicians have become embroiled in a heated social media spat with Conservative MP Michelle Rempel accusing Mayor Naheed Nenshi of making a sexist remark. It began...
Jan 11, 2017
High-end home sales in Toronto set to dominate this year, Sotheby's says
Toronto is poised to lead the country in high-end home sales for the third consecutive year in 2017, according to Sotheby’s International Realty Canada. The realtor released a report Wednesday t...
Jan 11, 2017
Family hopes for best after Alberta teen's neck injured in trampoline tumble
SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. - An teenager is recovering from surgery after suffering a severe neck injury while attending a friend’s birthday party at an Edmonton-area trampoline park. Landon Smith was...
Jan 11, 2017
Life insurers' new genetic test policy called an 11th-hour stalling attempt
TORONTO - The decision by Canada’s life insurers to stop requiring genetic testing for the vast majority of new policy holders is being dismissed as a pre-emptive strike against pending federal ...
Jan 11, 2017
Defending WMBL champions change name from Indians to 57s
SWIFT CURRENT – A baseball team in Swift Current, Sask., is the latest to dump “Indians” as its nickname. The Western Major Baseball League’s 2016 champions will now be known a...
Jan 11, 2017
Larger tug to be used to shift grounded ship: 'We need the larger horsepower'
SYDNEY, N.S. - A tanker remains grounded on the sandy bottom of a Cape Breton bay, as a salvage company readies a more powerful tug after a failed attempt to dislodge the boat Tuesday night. The bid t...
Jan 11, 2017
Federal government needs help tackling cyberthreats, internal report warns
OTTAWA - The Canadian government is “simply not up to the overall challenge” of fending off cyberthreats on its own and must partner with the private sector and the United States to tackle...
Jan 11, 2017
Six stories in the news today, Jan. 11
Six stories in the news for Wednesday, Jan. 11 --- FIRST FUNERALS TODAY FOR VICTIMS OF N.S. MURDER-SUICIDE The first of two family funerals will be held today at a church in Nova Scotia, just over a w...
Jan 11, 2017
No explanation for Desmond murder-suicide, priest tells Nova Scotia funeral
TRACADIE, N.S. - The funeral service inside the big, old church by the harbour started with the arrival of two caskets - one draped in the Canadian flag and carrying the remains of former soldier Lion...
Jan 11, 2017