Category Archives: Canada
B.C. property data show sharp decline in foreign investment after tax
VICTORIA - Government data released Friday show a steep drop in real estate transactions in the Vancouver area after British Columbia introduced a tax for foreign buyers last summer. Tax revenues from...
Jan 06, 2017
B.C. judge questions Crown's urgency in applying for peace bond in terror case
VANCOUVER - A provincial court judge in British Columbia is questioning the Crown’s urgency to impose additional restrictions on a couple freed five months ago after a higher court overturned ve...
Jan 06, 2017
Tilikum, orca from B.C. who killed three people, dies at SeaWorld
Tilikum, an orca who killed a trainer at an aquarium near Victoria before being linked to the deaths of two more people at a Florida facility, has died in captivity at SeaWorld Orlando. The whale esti...
Jan 06, 2017
Manitoba premier rarely uses email, but says work gets done anyway in Costa Rica
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister faced renewed questions Friday over how much work he gets done while spending up to two months a year at his vacation home in Costa Rica. Pallister said he ...
Jan 06, 2017
Judge allows Quebec City man to keep 'Moko,' his 7-year-old pet crow
MONTREAL - Moko the crow won’t be flying the coop any time soon - at least according to the bird’s owner, who says a Quebec judge has given him permission to keep his pet. Simon Perusse sa...
Jan 06, 2017
Increase in part-time work creates dark underside to rosy jobs numbers
CALGARY - Ryan Wells found work last year in what was a big year for job growth, but like most of the gains his job was part-time and he’s still struggling. “I’m one paycheque away f...
Jan 06, 2017
Pilots union wants Transport Canada to check foreign pilot credentials
OTTAWA - A Canadian pilots union says Transport Canada should be responsible for checking the credentials of foreign pilots. The call comes after Miroslav Gronych, who was employed by Sunwing Airlines...
Jan 06, 2017
Trudeau, family and friends spent holidays on Aga Khan's private Bahamian island
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau, his family and a few friends were guests of the Aga Khan over the holidays on the wealthy religious leader’s private Bahamian island. A spokesman for the prime minister,...
Jan 06, 2017
Canadians reported safe after Florida airport shooting that left five dead
TORONTO - Canadian government officials were trying to determine whether any Canadians were among the casualties of a mass shooting Friday in the baggage area of the airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. T...
Jan 06, 2017
Space heaters identified as cause of Vancouver fire that claimed toddler's life
VANCOUVER - Space heaters caused a fire that killed a sleeping toddler and injured her twin sister, older brother and mother, fire officials said Friday. The home also did not have working smoke alarm...
Jan 06, 2017