Category Archives: Canada

Fort McMurray fire first responders honoured in Alberta legislature ceremony
EDMONTON - Premier Rachel Notley and her government paid tribute Monday to those who came to Alberta’s aid during the spring’s devastating Fort McMurray wildfire. Notley said their actions...
Oct 31, 2016
Decision expected today in legal battle over accrediting Christian law school
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal is expected to rule today on whether graduates of a proposed law school at a Christian university would be allowed to work in B.C. The decision marks t...
Oct 31, 2016
Federal government misses deadline for Phoenix pay debacle; year-end new target
OTTAWA - The federal government has missed its self-imposed deadline for clearing a backlog of payroll problems and is now looking to get things sorted out by the end of the year. Marie Lemay, deputy ...
Oct 31, 2016
Canadian scientists' claim of extra-terrestrial life sparks interest
The science community is keeping a wary eye on a Canadian research team’s claim of finding possible homes for life in outer space. The researchers from Universite Laval in Quebec City say analys...
Oct 31, 2016
Heart surgery patients at Manitoba hospital warned of risk of infection
WINNIPEG - More than 4,300 adults who have had open-heart surgery at the St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg since 2012 are being notified about potential infection. “The overall risk to patients ...
Oct 31, 2016

Uber says it fears losing drivers in Quebec because of regulations
MONTREAL - Ride-hailing company Uber says it is scared it will lose drivers in Quebec because of what it calls restrictive and complex regulations in the province. Jean-Nicolas Guillemette, Uber Quebe...
Oct 31, 2016
Vancouver's health authority applies for two new supervised-injection sites
Vancouver’s health authority has applied for two new supervised-injection sites to combat a drug overdose crisis that has taken more than 100 lives in the city this year. While announcing the ap...
Oct 31, 2016
Shooting death on Nova Scotia's Big Tancook Island a hunting accident: RCMP
BIG TANCOOK ISLAND, N.S. - A deer hunter shot dead on a South Shore island was Nova Scotia’s first hunting-related death since 2005, according to the Department of Natural Resources. The unident...
Oct 31, 2016
Charges laid against Hope, B.C., man after hate-filled rant caught on video
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A 47-year-old man has been charged with multiple offences after a racist rant was caught on video in an Abbotsford, B.C., parking lot. A warrant has been issued for Karry Corbett of...
Oct 31, 2016
Cocaine, pepper spray seizure lead to charges against Canadian soldier
SHILO, Man. - Charges have been laid against a Manitoba-based soldier who is accused of trafficking in cocaine. The Canadian Forces Provost Marshal and Canadian Forces Military Police Group says one c...
Oct 31, 2016