Category Archives: Canada
Vancouver mayor's national profile on the rise in pipeline debate
VANCOUVER - The ever-simmering world of pipeline politics is once again threatening to boil over after the federal government approved the Trans Mountain project, as both backers and critics of the po...
Dec 04, 2016
New PQ leader wants to work 'within the system' to defend Quebec's interests
MONTREAL - Canadians can breathe easier with the new Parti Quebecois leader, a pragmatic and wily politician who promises that if elected premier in 2018, he won’t hold a sovereignty referendum ...
Dec 04, 2016
Some facts about Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson
VANCOUVER - A sketch of Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, who is also an outspoken climate crusader: Born: Sept. 18, 1964, in North Vancouver (age: 52). Professional background: He started an organic ...
Dec 04, 2016
2 winning tickets for Saturday night's $25 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - Two winning tickets were sold for Saturday night’s $25 million Lotto 649 jackpot. One was purchased in Ontario and the other in Quebec - each being worth almost $12.4 million. The winn...
Dec 04, 2016
Bus carrying over two dozen kids slides off road and rolls onto side in Manitoba
PINE DOCK, Man. - RCMP and emergency officials in Manitoba say a school bus with more then two dozen students slid off a road and onto its side. Police say the bus, from the Frontier School Division, ...
Dec 03, 2016
Toronto doctor charged with first-degree murder in woman's death
TORONTO - The director of the Ontario Medical Association is remembering a doctor whose body was found by the side of a road in Vaughan, Ont., on Thursday afternoon. Police say the woman was reported ...
Dec 03, 2016
Police continue search for girl, 9, last seen in Welland, Ont., on Thursday
WELLAND, Ont. - Police in Ontario are continuing to search for a nine-year-old girl, but they say the Amber Alert related to her whereabouts has concluded. Niagara Regional Police say Layla Sabry and ...
Dec 03, 2016
Montreal man kidnapped in Libya happy to be home after seven-week ordeal
MONTREAL - When he was driven deep into the Libyan desert and told to kneel in the sand, Frank Poccia thought his seven weeks as a hostage were drawing to a tragic close. Lying on the ground, surround...
Dec 03, 2016
No winning ticket for Friday night's $30 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was drawn for the $30 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max. That means the grand prize for the next draw on Dec. 9 will grow to $50 million, and there will als...
Dec 03, 2016
Toronto doctor charged with first-degree murder in wife's death
TORONTO - Police say a Toronto neurosurgeon is to appear in court Saturday facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of his wife. The body of Elana Fric Shamji, 40, was found Thursday in Vaugha...
Dec 03, 2016