Category Archives: Canada
Girl, 15, dies four years after minivan crashed in Alberta school
ST. PAUL, Alta. - A girl who was injured four years ago when a minivan plowed into a rural Alberta school, killing one student, has died. An obituary says 15-year-old Maddie Guitard died Wednesday sur...
Sep 02, 2016
Final arguments delayed in trial for woman charged with hiding infant remains
WINNIPEG - Closing arguments in the trial of a Winnipeg woman charged with hiding the remains of six infants in a storage locker have been delayed. The judge hearing the case of Andrea Giesbrecht agre...
Sep 02, 2016
Is Vancouver's housing market losing its sizzle? Some facts on August home sales
VANCOUVER - Some facts on home sale figures for August released Friday by the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, the first month of data available since the B.C. government brought in a tax on fo...
Sep 02, 2016
Vancouver home sales fall in August after new tax on foreign buyers
VANCOUVER - Home sales in the Vancouver area tumbled 26 per cent in August compared to the same month last year, as observers say a new tax on foreign buyers accelerated a cooling trend in the market....
Sep 02, 2016
Man detained in Egypt without charge returns to Canada: family
TORONTO - The family of a Toronto-area resident who had been detained in Egypt without charge says the man has returned to Canada. Khaled Al-Qazzaz - a permanent resident of Canada and a University of...
Sep 02, 2016
Case of man accused in crossbow slaying of 3 put over to Sept. 23
TORONTO - The case of a man accused of killing his mother and two of his brothers in a bloody crossbow attack has been put over to Sept. 23. Brett Ryan, 35, is charged with three counts of first-degre...
Sep 02, 2016
Bombardier gets final instalment of Quebec's US$1-billion investment in CSeries
MONTREAL - Bombardier has received the final instalment of Quebec’s US$1-billion investment in the company’s CSeries commercial jet program. The Montreal-based company announced on June 23...
Sep 02, 2016
Trade deficit narrowed to $2.5B in July, offering sign of economic rebound
OTTAWA - Canadian exports picked up in July, raising hopes for a bounce back in the economy after it contracted in the second quarter. Statistics Canada said Friday the country’s trade deficit n...
Sep 02, 2016

Conservative leadership race: Who is in and Who's still thinking it over
OTTAWA – Stephan Harper is officially out of politics and the deadline to enter the Conservative leadership race is nearly half a year away. However, the list of potential candidates is still gr...
Sep 02, 2016
Frightened pooch plucked from side of rocky cliff in daring rescue
PARADISE, N.L. - A lucky, but tired dog is back with his family after rescuers plucked him from the side of a sheer cliff where he had been stranded for days. Askim, a black and white pooch, was spott...
Sep 02, 2016