Category Archives: Canada
Man accused of impaired driving showed Costco card when asked for licence:police
KINGSTON, Ont. - Police say a man being investigated for impaired driving showed officers his Costco card when asked for his driver’s licence. Investigators say a witness called police in Kingst...
Sep 19, 2016
Global Affairs 'aware' of unconfirmed reports Canadian kidnapped in Libya
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says it is aware of “the troubling, yet unconfirmed” report of the abduction of a Canadian citizen in Libya. Local government officials in the southern city ...
Sep 19, 2016
Five things to know about contract negotiations between Unifor and GM
TORONTO - Unifor, the union representing Canadian auto workers, has been locked in tough negotiations with General Motors as it tries to secure a new collective bargaining agreement. Here are five thi...
Sep 19, 2016
'Nothing came about:' Alberta First Nation revives oilsands pipeline lawsuit
EDMONTON - An Alberta aboriginal leader says inaction from the provincial government is forcing his First Nation to reactivate a court challenge to an approval for a major oilsands pipeline already un...
Sep 19, 2016
Tragically Hip tour raises more than $1M for brain cancer research in Canada
TORONTO - The Canadian Cancer Society and the Sunnybrook Foundation say the Tragically Hip’s recent tour has raised more than $1 million for brain cancer research in Canada. The Sunnybrook Found...
Sep 19, 2016

DNA led to charges: Accused in deaths of 2 women pleads guilty at start of trial
REGINA - A Regina man has pleaded guilty to killing a young mother whose body was dumped in an industrial garbage bin and of another woman whose remains have never been found. Clayton Eichler’s ...
Sep 19, 2016
Alberta gas producer joins forces with B.C. LNG export project developer
CALGARY - A northwestern Alberta natural gas producer dismayed by Canada’s “grossly oversupplied” gas market is investing in a company that has vowed to build a liquefied natural gas...
Sep 19, 2016
Traps set for unwanted guest grizzlies off northeastern Vancouver Island
ALERT BAY, B.C. - Grizzly bears have never been seen on Cormorant Island, off the northeast coast of Vancouver Island, so when two showed up in the area, residents were intrigued but firm - the duo mu...
Sep 19, 2016

East Coast lawyers file legal challenge of changes to Supreme Court appointments
HALIFAX - Trial lawyers from across Atlantic Canada are taking Ottawa to court to ensure the region keeps its traditional Supreme Court of Canada seat, saying Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can’t...
Sep 19, 2016

CPP reform to sting economy, jobs over short term, but help beyond 2025: feds
OTTAWA - The federal government is expecting Canada Pension Plan reform to slow economic and employment growth slightly in the short term before boosting both in the long run. The Finance Department r...
Sep 19, 2016