Category Archives: Canada
Quebec ticket claims Friday night's $37.5 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - There is one winning ticket for Friday night’s $37.5 million Lotto Max jackpot, and it was sold somewhere in Quebec. The grand prize for the next Lotto Max draw on Oct. 7 will be $10 m...
Sep 30, 2016
Winnipeg's human rights museum wins prestigious international award
WINNIPEG - The Canadian Museum for Human Rights has won a prestigious award at a ceremony in London, England. The Winnipeg museum was given a top prize Friday at the 2016 Leading Culture Destination A...
Sep 30, 2016
'Duchess' blazer by Canadian brand Smythe apparent staple for Kate
HAIDA GWAII, B.C. - Toronto-based fashion label Smythe has become an apparent favourite of the Duchess of Cambridge. Kate arrived at the remote archipelago Haida Gwaii on Friday dressed in an army gre...
Sep 30, 2016
A look at where the royals are going Saturday
VICTORIA - Here are details of the royal tour by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for Saturday, the final day of their eight-day visit to B.C. and Yukon: - The couple will be in Victoria at the Cridg...
Sep 30, 2016
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Sept. 30 --- ISRAELIS, FOREIGN LEADERS PAY TRIBUTE TO PERES: Funeral services were held in Jerusalem for former Israeli president Shimon Peres on Friday and d...
Sep 30, 2016
Inquiry head appoints two lawyers to commission looking into Dunphy shooting
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Two lawyers based in Newfoundland and Labrador have been appointed to an inquiry looking into the death of a man who was shot by police on Easter Sunday 2015. Sandra Chaytor a...
Sep 30, 2016
Assisted reproduction law to get rules update: Health Canada
OTTAWA - The federal government plans to tighten and clarify the regulations dealing with assisted reproduction. Health Canada is outlining a number of proposed changes to the rules that are part of t...
Sep 30, 2016
Petronas says firm is not considering sale of proposed LNG terminal in B.C.
VANCOUVER - The Malaysian state-owned oil firm Petronas denies a report that the company was considering selling its stake in a multibillion-dollar liquefied natural gas project in British Columbia. A...
Sep 30, 2016
Gas, smoke and health: three ways federal politics touched us this week
OTTAWA - The baby-blue balloons and parading youth that floated around Parliament Hill this week for a star-studded celebration of young people has given way by week’s end to deep reflection abo...
Sep 30, 2016
A look at some of the spending sums that have been roiling Ottawa
OTTAWA - Expenses have become a political football on Parliament Hill in recent weeks. Here is a look at some recent cases where taxpayer-funded spending has been called into question: Health Minister...
Sep 30, 2016