Category Archives: Canada
Serval owner rails against Ottawa bylaw, argues they're not dangerous
Margueret Lewis has lots to say about an exotic animal bylaw in Ottawa that bans servals - small cheetah-like cats - but most of it’s obscene. She lives on a large rural property within the city...
Oct 06, 2016
Pole vaulter Shawn Barber tests positive for cocaine through kissing, report says
TORONTO - The 16-page report on Shawn Barber’s positive cocaine test reads in parts like an erotic short story. Sex, drugs and a hotel rendezvous, with Canada’s world champion pole vaulter...
Oct 06, 2016
B.C.'s Clark urged to reject Kinder Morgan pipeline for failing key condition
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier Christy Clark is being challenged to reject Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion proposal because it can never meet one of her five conditions t...
Oct 06, 2016
Exotic animal owners share deep bond with pets, despite critics' concerns
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - Tank clambers onto Gord Perry’s shoulder, rests his black and white head in the crook of the man’s neck and stays still as his back is stroked. The lizard - an Argenti...
Oct 06, 2016
Pit bulls: Montreal considering appeal of court ruling
MONTREAL - Promising to never yield to threats or lobby groups, Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre says the city must consider an immediate appeal of a court ruling that suspended its ban on new pit bulls. ...
Oct 06, 2016
Man wearing creepy clown mask arrested in southwestern Nova Scotia
CLARK’S HARBOUR, N.S. - Nova Scotia RCMP say a 24-year-old man wearing a clown mask has been arrested after witnesses reported that he grabbed at the clothing of a young boy. Cpl. Jennifer Clark...
Oct 06, 2016
Halifax Pride meeting vote defeats motion to remove pro-Israel campaign
HALIFAX - Emotions ran high in a jam-packed hotel meeting room in Halifax as a resolution that would have removed a pro-Israel campaign from a Halifax Pride event was defeated by a majority vote at th...
Oct 06, 2016
Few surprises in report on health of fish stocks: conservation group
HALIFAX - A marine conservation group says there is nothing surprising in the bleak findings of a new report that looked at the state of Canada’s major fish stocks. Susanna Fuller of the Ecology...
Oct 06, 2016
Baloney Meter: Will carbon tax 'siphon' $2.5 billion from Saskatchewan?
OTTAWA - “The carbon tax will siphon over $2.5 billion from Saskatchewan’s economy when fully implemented and make our province a less competitive place to do business.” - Saskatchew...
Oct 06, 2016
B.C. to lead provinces in economic growth this year, Alberta in a recession: BMO
TORONTO - British Columbia is on track to lead Canada’s other provinces in economic growth in 2016 and 2017, according to a report released Thursday by BMO Financial Group. It estimates B.C.R...
Oct 06, 2016