Category Archives: Canada
Trans Mountain pipeline builder says approval could create target for attackers
CALGARY - Kinder Morgan Canada is anticipating more attacks by activists if its Trans Mountain pipeline expansion from Edmonton to the West Coast is approved, president Ian Anderson says. Approval cou...
Oct 12, 2016
Taco restaurant in hot water after invoking Trump on social media
TORONTO - A Toronto restaurant is promising a charity drive to help women as an apology after invoking Donald Trump’s rant boasting of alleged sexual assaults to promote its menu offerings. Mexi...
Oct 12, 2016
Quebec comedian allowed to appeal ruling he must pay $35,000 to artist he mocked
MONTREAL - A Quebec comedian is being allowed to appeal a ruling he must pay $35,000 to a young artist for mocking his appearance and singing. The Quebec Human Rights Tribunal ruled in July that Mike ...
Oct 12, 2016
Saskatchewan premier tells Ottawa that Clinton's climate plan a better approach
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should look south of the border before implementing a carbon tax in Canada. Wall said the climate change plan released this w...
Oct 12, 2016

Nobel-winning Canadian astrophysicist turns to mysteries of dark matter
HALIFAX - Having helped rewrite the basic laws of physics, Canadian scientist Arthur McDonald has moved on to one of the universe’s biggest mysteries. Awarded a Nobel physics prize last year for...
Oct 12, 2016
Feds make promotion of women a requirement for university research chairs
OTTAWA - The federal government is expanding Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s commitment to gender equality to include scientific research. Universities that want in on a newly launched competiti...
Oct 12, 2016

CIBC head calls federal government's new housing measures prudent
OTTAWA - The chief executive at one of Canada’s biggest banks is supportive of a new package of federal measures aimed at easing risks in the country’s real estate system. CIBC’s Vic...
Oct 12, 2016
Teen girl pleads guilty to murder in beating death of Saskatoon infant
SASKATOON - A 16-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of a six-week-old boy in Saskatoon. The teen, who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, entered t...
Oct 12, 2016

Suspect in shooting of a Mountie in southeast B.C. found dead: police
GOLDEN, B.C. - Police say a man suspected of shooting a Mountie in British Columbia has been found dead. RCMP spokesman Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said the man’s body was found near the southeastern B.C....
Oct 12, 2016

Tony Clement drops out of federal Conservative leadership race
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Tony Clement is ending his bid for the leadership of his party, saying that he fell short of fundraising targets he set when he started his campaign. “Everything else wa...
Oct 12, 2016