Category Archives: Canada
Alberta ministers booed as they discuss climate-change plan with rural leaders
EDMONTON - The Alberta government got a bit of a rough ride at a meeting with rural politicians in Edmonton. Deputy premier Sarah Hoffman was booed Thursday as she defended the NDP’s climate-cha...
Nov 17, 2016
National Defence investigating possible hack of its recruiting site
OTTAWA - The federal government was unable to say Thursday whether any personal information of potential military recruits was stolen during what appears to have been a hack of a National Defence webs...
Nov 17, 2016
More Canadians plan on crossing the border for U.S. Black Friday deals: survey
A new survey has found that more Canadians are planning on taking advantage of American Black Friday deals this year, both in store and online. The survey, commissioned by UPS Canada and conducted bet...
Nov 17, 2016
Coast Guard looking for alternatives in face of looming icebreaker shortage
OTTAWA - The Canadian Coast Guard is looking at ways to deal with a looming shortage of icebreakers as its aging fleet faces a mounting threat of frequent mechanical breakdowns. The federal government...
Nov 17, 2016
Nova Scotia won't provide health coverage for woman facing deportation
HALIFAX - A woman who grew up in Canada but is facing deportation to Britain won’t be provided health coverage by the Nova Scotia government, a development advocates say could make it harder to ...
Nov 17, 2016
Police bust B.C. crime ring accused of reselling stolen baby formula in China
Vancouver police have cracked down on a crime ring accused of stealing so much baby formula that retailers noticed a spike in the product disappearing from their shelves. Det. Const. Doug Fell said of...
Nov 17, 2016
Several dimensions to addressing flow of fentanyl from China: Goodale
OTTAWA - Canada needs international help in stanching the flow of deadly fentanyl from China, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said Thursday after meeting with B.C. Premier Christy Clark about the...
Nov 17, 2016
Manager: Songwriter Leonard Cohen died in sleep after fall
LOS ANGELES - Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen died in his sleep after falling down in the middle of the night at his Los Angeles home, his manager said Wednesday. “The death was sudden, unexpect...
Nov 17, 2016
Tremors can last months: Study sheds light on Alberta's fracking earthquakes
CALGARY - Research suggests hydraulic fracking can cause earthquakes in at least two ways - and one of them can cause tremors months after the activity stops. “The seismicity is persistent after...
Nov 17, 2016
Legal brief saying Nova Scotia band are a conquered people went too far:premier
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s premier distanced himself Thursday from a government legal brief that implied members of a First Nation band are a conquered people. The brief was presented as part of th...
Nov 17, 2016