Category Archives: Canada
Ontario boy dressed up as pint-sized Gord Downie captures hearts
Two-year-old Bentley knows he’s gone viral, even if he isn’t quite sure what that means. The little boy from Trenton, Ont., has captivated Internet audiences across the country after his m...
Oct 27, 2016
Four countries promise to join Canadian-led battle group in Latvia
OTTAWA - Canadian troops will not face Russia alone when they begin to arrive in Latvia early next year. Four countries - Albania, Italy, Poland and Slovenia - have promised to contribute troops and e...
Oct 27, 2016
Increased phone costs an additional punishment for prison inmates: advocates
Prisoner advocates say charging inmates exorbitant rates to call loved ones from jail could hinder their chances for rehabilitation and make it more difficult for them to reintegrate into society. ...
Oct 27, 2016
Federal government face time crunch as warship project takes next step
OTTAWA - The federal government is in a race against the clock when it comes to building new warships for the navy, with officials conceding Thursday there’s little room for further delays or ha...
Oct 27, 2016

Lawyers argue over mistrial in murder case of missing Alberta seniors
EDMONTON - Lawyers are returning to an Edmonton courtroom today to argue about whether there should be a mistrial because a judge used an outdated section of the Criminal Code in his murder verdict. T...
Oct 27, 2016
Rising oil prices help improve gloomy Newfoundland financial picture
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador’s finance minister says the projected provincial deficit for this year has fallen slightly, thanks to higher than forecast oil prices. The defi...
Oct 27, 2016

Liberals try to fend off criticism of response to landmark human rights decision
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals attempted Thursday to fend off criticism of their response to a landmark human rights tribunal decision by announcing talks about First Nations child welfare. A new speci...
Oct 27, 2016
Supreme Court to decide whether residential school stories can be shredded
TORONTO - The future of the often heart-rending stories told by survivors of Canada’s residential schools will be decided by the country’s top court. The Supreme Court of Canada said Thurs...
Oct 27, 2016

Halifax's noon boom: A 'startling' jolt of tradition since the 1800s
HALIFAX - Almost every day, exactly at noon, Alec Stratford is jolted by a thunderous boom that reverberates through his office, the intense blast so loud it rattles the plate-glass windows. Stratford...
Oct 27, 2016
'Reads like you're punting': Why Clinton chopped a KXL reference from her book
WASHINGTON - A reference to the Keystone XL pipeline was chopped from Hillary Clinton’s memoir due to political considerations, according to the latest batch of stolen emails posted Thursday on ...
Oct 27, 2016