Category Archives: Canada
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Nov. 16. -- CANADA, MEXICO DISCUSSED NAFTA AFTER U.S. ELECTION: Canada and Mexico reached out to each other while preparing similar public messages last we...
Nov 16, 2016
Illicit drug overdose deaths climbing in B.C. despite official efforts
VANCOUVER - The death toll from illicit drugs will likely continue rising because of stronger opioids, an onerous federal law, and accidental overdoses among people who unwittingly take a killer pain ...
Nov 16, 2016
TD Bank joins RBC in hiking mortgage rates, more banks expected to follow suit
TORONTO - TD Bank (TSX:TD) has quietly increased its fixed mortgage rates ahead of a similar move by Royal Bank of Canada (TSX:RY) to take effect Thursday, the latest sign that Canada’s big bank...
Nov 16, 2016
Atwood, Boyden face backlash over letter to UBC over Steven Galloway firing
VANCOUVER - A rift in Canada’s literary community has deepened after dozens of prominent authors called for an independent investigation into the University of British Columbia’s firing of...
Nov 16, 2016
Complainant in Hawkes case 'very emotional, very clear,' prosecutor says
KENTVILLE, N.S. - His face streaked with tears, the middle-aged man put his head in his hands and breathed heavily. Testifying about an alleged sexual encounter with Brent Hawkes as a teen more than 4...
Nov 16, 2016
Canada to set 80 per cent greenhouse gas reduction target by 2050: Greenpeace
MARRAKECH, Morocco - Greenpeace Canada says Ottawa will set a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent below 2005 levels by 2050, A spokesperson for the environmental organization to...
Nov 16, 2016
Gordon Stuckless charged with sexually assaulting 3 boys 30 years ago
TORONTO - The man at the heart of the Maple Leaf Gardens sex abuse scandal was charged Wednesday with three new counts of sexual assault. Toronto police say Gordon Stuckless, 67, is accused of sexuall...
Nov 16, 2016
Vice-presidential candidate Tim Kaine expected to attend Halifax security forum
HALIFAX - Less than two weeks after Republican Donald Trump’s stunning electoral victory, the Democratic contender for U.S. vice-president, Tim Kaine, is scheduled to attend an international for...
Nov 16, 2016
Cold-FX makers convince B.C. judge to reject class-action application
VANCOUVER - A judge has rejected a Vancouver Island man’s bid to launch a class-action lawsuit against the makers of the cold and flu remedy Cold-FX. Don Harrison launched a claim in 2012 agains...
Nov 16, 2016
Grocery chains Loblaw and Metro say price of food continues to fall
TORONTO - Food prices, especially those for meat, continue to fall from recent highs, Metro and Loblaw said Wednesday as both grocery chains reported strong quarterly results. “During the quarte...
Nov 16, 2016