Category Archives: Canada
Hip frontman Gord Downie chosen as the Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year
TORONTO - Gord Downie’s spirited fight with terminal brain cancer struck a chord with Canadians in 2016. Whether he was packing arenas for the Tragically Hip’s summer tour or igniting a re...
Dec 22, 2016
NewsAlert: Gord Downie chosen as the Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year
TORONTO - Gord Downie’s spirited fight with terminal brain cancer struck a chord with Canadians in 2016. His widespread impact on Canadian culture, and advocacy for aboriginals, has inspired new...
Dec 22, 2016
New Brunswick makes own agreement with Ottawa on health care funding
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick has reached its own agreement on health care funding with the federal government, and Premier Brian Gallant says he hopes other provinces are able to do the same. Gallant s...
Dec 22, 2016
QuickList: November inflation rate for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 1.2 per cent in November, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctu...
Dec 22, 2016
Records show Alan Thicke died from rupture of major artery
LOS ANGELES - Alan Thicke died after his aorta artery tore then ruptured last week, according to his death certificate released Wednesday. The details emerged after the “Growing Pains” sta...
Dec 22, 2016
QuickList: November inflation rates for Canadian provinces, territories
OTTAWA - Canada’s national inflation rate was 1.2 per cent in November, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces and territories (previous month in brackets): - Newfou...
Dec 22, 2016
Drag of lower food prices helps slow inflation to 1.2%, while retail sales rise
OTTAWA - The country’s annual inflation rate rang in below expectations last month at 1.2 per cent, largely under the weight of lower food costs, Statistics Canada said Thursday. The national in...
Dec 22, 2016
N.L. police having Christmas fun with report of 'reindeer' sighting
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - For a moment, Christmas appeared to come early to a neighbourhood in St. John’s, N.L. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary reported Thursday that they were called to a ne...
Dec 22, 2016
Seven stories in the news today, Dec. 22
Seven stories in the news for Thursday, Dec. 22 --- A WHITE CHRISTMAS ON THE WAY FOR MOST CANADIANS, SAYS METEOROLOGIST The Weather Network says most Canadians dreaming of a white Christmas will have ...
Dec 22, 2016
A story of a priest accused of abuse, friendship and a long search for justice
Piita Irniq, one of a generation of Inuit leaders who took his people from igloos to iPhones, has seen and accomplished much, but one loose end haunts him. It’s the lonely search for justice for...
Dec 22, 2016