Category Archives: Canada
Man convicted of sex offences running for Saskatoon Catholic school board
SASKATOON - Catholic officials in Saskatoon say they’re concerned that a candidate running for school trustee has past convictions for sex offences. Father Kevin McGee, acting administrator of t...
Oct 17, 2016
Quebec City police probing alleged student residence break-ins, sex-related crimes
QUEBEC - Laval University officials say they’ve stepped up security at a student residence following a rash of break-ins and allegations of sex-related crimes currently under police investigatio...
Oct 17, 2016
Crews start taking fuel off sunken tug on B.C. central coast
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - Salvage crews began siphoning more than 200,000 litres of diesel Monday from a sunken tug off British Columbia’s central coast. A situation report on the cleanup operation sa...
Oct 17, 2016
Trudeau nominates first Newfoundlander, Justice Malcolm Rowe, to Supreme Court
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has used a new nomination process to appoint the first born-and-bred Newfoundlander to the bench of the Supreme Court of Canada. Justice Malcolm Rowe will join t...
Oct 17, 2016
Chinese real estate billionaire says customers troubled by Vancouver tax
MONTREAL - One of China’s top real estate moguls says his customers are troubled by British Columbia’s tax on foreigners purchasing homes in Vancouver and he intends to raise the matter wi...
Oct 17, 2016
Federal panel set up to explore the mysteries of youth employment
OTTAWA - Canada could soon find itself facing unexpected economic and social fallout without a clearer picture of where and how young people are failing in the labour market, says the chairwoman of a ...
Oct 17, 2016
Suspect in Jays beer can tossing case no longer works for Postmedia
TORONTO - A man who was charged after allegedly tossing a beer can towards a Baltimore outfielder during a high-intensity Blue Jays playoff game is no longer employed at the media company he worked fo...
Oct 17, 2016
Manitoba RCMP tweet as slain teen in effort to stir leads in cold case
An unorthodox social media campaign that sees police tweeting from the perspective of a 15-year-old murder victim is serving its purpose by making the teenager seem more like a person than a statistic...
Oct 17, 2016
Ontario puts two-year hold on permits for new bottled water operations
TORONTO - Nestle will have to wait two years before it can even test a well it purchased in a fast-growing southern Ontario community which wanted the site for its drinking water supply. The Ontario g...
Oct 17, 2016
Cdn officials hopeful despite failure of weekend talks to salvage trade deal
OTTAWA - A weekend push to persuade a small but essential pocket of Belgium to support the sweeping Canada-Europe trade agreement has yet to resolve differences ahead of a key meeting that could deter...
Oct 17, 2016