Category Archives: Canada
A look at rare times the Canadian justice system has allowed cameras in court
EDMONTON - A judge allowed cameras in an Edmonton courtroom for his verdict Thursday in the case of Travis Vader. Vader was found guilty of second-degree murder in the 2010 deaths of Lyle and Marie Mc...
Sep 15, 2016
Trudeau says Canadians cannot be overly impatient with integration of immigrants
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used the example of Italian grandmothers in Montreal to explain Thursday why Canadians shouldn’t be “overly impatient” with the integration o...
Sep 15, 2016
East Coast lobster booming:Fancy pickups, a boat shortage and a 'Beyonce bounce'
HALIFAX - At the auto dealerships in southwestern Nova Scotia, it’s not unusual for a fisherman to mark the purchase of a new truck by presenting the successful salesman with a fresh lobster. Cl...
Sep 15, 2016
Household debt climbs to record levels, driven partly by hot real estate markets
OTTAWA - The amount Canadians owe compared with how much they earn hit a new record in the second quarter, driven in part by the country’s hot housing markets. TD Bank senior economist Leslie Pr...
Sep 15, 2016
Man, 34, charged after fire set at Hamilton mosque
HAMILTON - A 34-year-old Hamilton man has been charged after allegedly setting fire to a local mosque. Police allege the man was at the Ibrahim Jame Mosque late Wednesday night and was seen lighting a...
Sep 15, 2016
Review flags concerns about money laundering in Canada's real estate sector
OTTAWA - An in-depth review of Canada’s anti-money-laundering efforts has uncovered serious concerns that organized crime is using the country’s hot real estate sector to illegally funnel ...
Sep 15, 2016
Walmart Canada to no longer accept Visa cards at its 16 Manitoba stores
TORONTO - Walmart Canada continued its battle with Visa over merchant fees Thursday, with an announcement that it will no longer accept the popular credit card at any of its Manitoba stores starting n...
Sep 15, 2016
Ottawa's Chateau Laurier hotel to undergo major expansion, renovations
OTTAWA - Major changes are in the works for the iconic Fairmont Chateau Laurier hotel in the national capital. The plan is to add as many as 200 long-term stay suites in the hotel just steps from Parl...
Sep 15, 2016
Five stories in the news today, Sept. 15
Five stories in the news today from The Canadian Press --- VERDICT TODAY IN TRAVIS VADER’S TRIAL More than six years after Lyle and Marie McCann vanished without a trace while on a summer road t...
Sep 15, 2016
Growing list of solar projects in the wings as Alberta moves to replace coal
CALGARY - Solar power projects that could jolt Alberta’s electricity grid with the addition of hundreds of megawatts of renewable power are being lined up in anticipation of incentives from the ...
Sep 15, 2016