Category Archives: Canada
Retired RCAF commanders flag pilot numbers as weak point in Liberals' jet plan
OTTAWA - Two former Royal Canadian Air Force commanders are raising questions about the Liberal government’s rush to buy “interim” fighter jets, saying there won’t be enough pi...
Dec 23, 2016
Police warn of high-quality fake gold bars being shopped around in Winnipeg
Winnipeg police are warning that there are some high-quality counterfeit gold bars being shopped around. The one-ounce bars have fooled some gold buyers and pawn shops in the city on Nov. 30. Police s...
Dec 23, 2016
U.S. 'Godfather of Grass' to remain detained in Montreal after Thursday arrest
MONTREAL - An American man known as the “Godfather of Grass” will remain in detention in Montreal as he awaits extradition to the U.S., the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada said Fri...
Dec 23, 2016
Newfoundland, Nova Scotia reach own health-care funding deals with Ottawa
OTTAWA - Two more provinces have signed on to the Trudeau government’s health care offer, chipping away at the united opposition to the Liberal funding proposal and deepening an already emotiona...
Dec 23, 2016
Clampdown on federal student debt leads to small bump in collections
OTTAWA - A concerted effort by federal officials to round up more money from student loan borrowers who defaulted has yielded a small increase in collections. The Canada Revenue Agency says it was abl...
Dec 23, 2016
B.C. veterinarian saves puppy with opioid-reversing naloxone
SAANICH, B.C. - A Victoria-area veterinarian who used naloxone to revive a puppy that ate some sort of opioid said she fears word of the successful treatment could put her clinic at risk. Helen Rae wa...
Dec 23, 2016
Canadian man barred from flight drives across tarmac, is arrested
ORLANDO, Fla. - U.S. authorities say a Canadian man is in custody after driving a baggage-towing vehicle across the tarmac at Orlando International Airport. Airport spokeswoman Carolyn Fennell told th...
Dec 23, 2016
Feds provide inadequate mental health care for First Nations: internal memo
OTTAWA - Even as the federal government pressures provinces and territories to take up its offer of billions to improve mental health services for Canadians, an internal memo suggests it’s faili...
Dec 23, 2016
Newfoundland dash cam captures near-miss with driver going wrong way
CLARENVILLE, N.L. - A dash cam caught a Newfoundland driver’s dangerous drift into oncoming traffic, forcing another motorist to drive the wrong way to avoid a high-speed crash. Donald Barker sa...
Dec 23, 2016
Canadian woman killed by American boyfriend in hotel room: U.S. authorities
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Police say an American man killed his Canadian girlfriend inside a hotel room in upstate New York, then called 911 dispatchers to report the slaying. Police in Syracuse say 38-year-ol...
Dec 23, 2016