Category Archives: Canada
Jurors sequestered at Jacques Corriveau fraud trial in Montreal
MONTREAL - The fate of a man once described as a “central figure” in the federal sponsorship scandal was placed in the hands of a jury Thursday as deliberations began in Jacques Corriveau&...
Oct 27, 2016
Ontario police going high-tech in search for witnesses in homicide case
OTTAWA - Some cellphone users will be getting a couple of texts today as provincial police in Ontario unveil an innovative technique to identify potential witnesses in an ongoing homicide investigatio...
Oct 27, 2016
B.C. First Nation angered by federal minister's response to downed tug
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - Members of a First Nation on British Columbia’s central coast say they’re angered and dismayed by a federal minister’s response to a fuel spill in the area. Fishe...
Oct 26, 2016
Suncor production recovery after wildfire leads to $392 million net profit
CALGARY - Oilsands giant Suncor Energy is reporting net third-quarter earnings of $392 million compared with a net loss of $376 million in the same period of last year. The Calgary-based company repor...
Oct 26, 2016
Timeline of the Canada-EU trade deal stretches back to 2008
OTTAWA - The latest deadline may appear to be looming large, but in fact the talks hashing out the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement have been going on for years. Here is a timeline...
Oct 26, 2016
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Oct. 26 HOSPITAL TIPPED POLICE IN SENIORS HOMICIDE CASE: A police source says the murder investigation into the deaths of eight long-term care home residen...
Oct 26, 2016
Canadian government warns U.S. senators of potential lumber dispute consequences
WASHINGTON - The Canadian government is warning U.S. politicians about the consequences of a possible new softwood-lumber dispute. A letter from International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland and Davi...
Oct 26, 2016
P.E.I. singer recalls rape on new album, hopes song encourages other women
A Prince Edward Island singer-songwriter has released a song about being raped after her high-school prom, saying she hopes it encourages others to share their own stories. “It’s a letter ...
Oct 26, 2016
Thunder Bay, Ont., inmate out of segregation after 4 years in pre-trial custody
TORONTO - An inmate who has been held in segregation for the past four years at a Thunder Bay, Ont., jail was moved to a regular cell on Wednesday. Correctional Services Minister David Orazietti says ...
Oct 26, 2016
Sunflower sea star nearly wiped out by virus in B.C., Washington waters: report
VANCOUVER - There was once a galaxy of sunflower sea stars in the Salish Sea off the British Columbia and Washington state coasts, but a new study says their near disappearance from the ocean floor sh...
Oct 26, 2016