Category Archives: Canada
OECD maintains low-growth view of Canada's economy this year and next
TORONTO - The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development is sticking by its prediction that Canada’s economy will grow by 1.2 per cent this year, followed by a 2.1 per cent rise next...
Nov 28, 2016
Police shooting of Newfoundland man could have been avoided: oversight report
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A deadly confrontation between a troubled Newfoundland man and the police officer who gunned him down at home could have been avoided, says a report released Monday. Retired j...
Nov 28, 2016
Three stories in the news Monday, Nov. 28
Three stories in the news for Monday, Nov. 28 --- TIME RUNNING OUT FOR ELECTORAL REFORM REFERENDUM Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised to reform the country’s electoral system in time for...
Nov 28, 2016
Mayrand doubts ranked ballot referendum on electoral reform options doable
OTTAWA - Canada’s chief electoral officer warns that time is running out to organize a national referendum on electoral reform if the voting system is to be changed in time for the next federal ...
Nov 28, 2016
Witnesses blamed Montreal ex-mayor of corruption to 'save their own skins': defence
MONTREAL - The Crown’s evidence against ex-Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum is weak and depends on witnesses who testified against him to “save their own skins,” his lawyer said in c...
Nov 28, 2016
No-fly list hot topic at national security consultation in Markham, Ont.
MARKHAM, Ont. - Natalie Pierre says her 16-year-old son Michael has been on a no-fly list since he was just four or five years old. “We were coming back from the U.S. and customs agents pulled u...
Nov 27, 2016
Redblacks fans gasp, then party in tense Grey Cup overtime win
TORONTO - It was like a collective paralysis followed by fits of joy for an Ottawa-heavy crowd after the Redblacks beat the Calgary Stampeders to win the Grey Cup in overtime Sunday night. The Redblac...
Nov 27, 2016
Ontario police say 'Grand Theft Auto' prompted boy, 11, to drive on major highway
VAUGHAN, Ont. - Ontario Provincial Police say an 11-year-old boy has been returned to his parents after leading officers on a chase on a major highway north of Toronto. Sgt. Kerry Schmidt says police ...
Nov 27, 2016
Alberta men's baseball team will change from 'Indians' to 'Trappers'
INNISFAIL, Alta. - A men’s baseball team in central Alberta is changing its name from “Indians” to “Trappers” after years of online pressure and accusations of racism. Te...
Nov 27, 2016
'Dumping Day' docked by blustery forecasts in effort to make lobster hunt safer
HALIFAX - On the last Monday of November, lobster fishers sail into the sunrise peeking over the waters off southern Nova Scotia, boats teeming with stacks of cages, coiled lines and buoys inscribed w...
Nov 27, 2016