Category Archives: Canada

Signature artwork at new Oilers arena by Canadian artist Alex Janvier
EDMONTON - Anyone getting a first look at Edmonton’s new hockey arena should be sure to look down. A large mosaic created by internationally renowned Canadian artist Alex Janvier stretches 14 me...
Sep 08, 2016
Suspect in Drake tour bus theft a homeless janitor
PHOENIX - The suspect accused of stealing jewelry from Drake’s tour bus during the rapper’s Phoenix concert is a homeless man who works as a janitor. Travion Lamar King, 21, was released o...
Sep 08, 2016
Helicopter crash survivor in surprising good shape after Sunday's crash killed two
QUEBEC - Michel Laplante, his face bloody and scarred, spoke to the media on Thursday about what it was like to survive the recent helicopter crash that killed Quebec singer Roberto Bissonnette and th...
Sep 08, 2016
Chief financial officer steps down at Canadian Pacific Railway after 16 months
CALGARY - Canadian Pacific Railway’s chief financial officer is stepping down just 16 months after he was appointed. The Calgary-based company says that Mark Erceg’s last day will be Frida...
Sep 08, 2016
Religious exemptions difficult issue for schools to resolve: experts say
TORONTO - The case of a Toronto father who pulled his three young children out of music class because it was against his Muslim faith has sparked a public debate, and education experts don’t see...
Sep 08, 2016
Some facts about Quebec-based SNC-Lavalin
OTTAWA - The federal commissioner of elections announced Thursday that Montreal-based SNC-Lavalin made nearly $118,000 in improper payments to federal parties between 2004 and 2011. Here are some fact...
Sep 08, 2016
Mulcair doubles down on interim leadership amid pressure to step aside
OTTAWA - Tom Mulcair is doubling down on his commitment to stay on as interim federal NDP leader despite mounting pressure for him to step aside ahead of a caucus retreat next week in Montreal. In a s...
Sep 08, 2016
A quick look at the details of the proposed changes to the Canada Pension Plan
OTTAWA - The federal and provincial governments have a tentative agreement to expand the Canada Pension Plan, which would increase payments to retirees and raise premiums. Here are some details of the...
Sep 08, 2016
Floating alien: man jailed for illegally entering Canada on air mattress
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - A young U.S. resident, driven by what he said was a desire to protect his Canadian girlfriend, used an air mattress to float across the St. Croix River in southeastern Maine and ill...
Sep 08, 2016
A timeline of federal concerns about maintenance on the Ambassador Bridge
OTTAWA - Transport Canada has for more than a year expressed concerns over maintenance and repairs on the Ambassador Bridge with the Canadian Transit Company, the private company that owns the cross-b...
Sep 08, 2016