Category Archives: Canada
Quebec and Ontario sign $1-billion annual hydroelectricity agreement
MONTREAL - Quebec and Ontario officially signed a $1-billion hydroelectricity deal on Thursday that the premiers of both provinces said was historic and the beginning of an increased energy partnershi...
Dec 15, 2016
Judge confirms six-year prison term for ex-Quebec mayor Gilles Vaillancourt
LAVAL, Que. - A judge has accepted a joint Crown-defence recommendation that a former prominent Quebec mayor be sentenced to six years in prison for fraud. Ex-Laval mayor Gilles Vaillancourt pleaded g...
Dec 15, 2016
Guidelines offer women options for treating 'morning sickness' during pregnancy
TORONTO - Morning sickness can really put a damper on the experience of being pregnant, but the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists hopes updated treatment guidelines will help women better ma...
Dec 15, 2016
Ombudsman hopes Liberals act on promised reforms amid growing prison violence
Canada’s outgoing prisoners’ ombudsman says “it’s time” for the federal government to move on promised reforms he hopes will dampen a rising wave of violence in the natio...
Dec 15, 2016
Medical marijuana growing company expanding to Edmonton International Airport
EDMONTON - A medical marijuana company says it is expanding production with a massive new grow facility at the Edmonton International Airport. Aurora Cannabis said the airport is close to customs for ...
Dec 15, 2016
After 25 years, retiree has no plans to retire Garbage Truck Santa
WHITEHORSE - Wayne Henderson says his Garbage Truck Santa character was inspired by a little boy when it began 25 years ago in Whitehorse. Since then, Henderson has become a local legend at Christmas,...
Dec 15, 2016
B.C. offers five-year, interest-free down-payment loans to first-time buyers
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia wants to help first-time homebuyers scrape together more money for their down payments with five-year interest-free and payment-free loans, but critics say the plan cou...
Dec 15, 2016
Animal activists honour N.B. firefighters who rescued moose from frozen river
SHEDIAC, N.B. - New Brunswick firefighters who freed a 225-kilogram female moose from a frozen Shediac River last weekend are getting an award for the rescue. People for the Ethical Treatment of Anima...
Dec 15, 2016
PM says looks forward to discussing fundraising controversy with ethics watchdog
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has no problem with answering questions from ethics commissioner Mary Dawson about his party’s controversial fundraising tactics. Trudeau has been ...
Dec 15, 2016
Prairie-based online food delivery firm SkipTheDishes sold to U.K. company
WINNIPEG - SkipTheDishes, an online food delivery company that founded in Saskatoon and headquartered in Winnipeg, is being sold to a company in England. The London-based Just Eat says in a news relea...
Dec 15, 2016