Category Archives: Canada

Rock star Bono praises Canada as a global leader at Montreal AIDS conference
MONTREAL - Canada is a leader when it comes to collaborating on global issues, rock star Bono said Saturday during his keynote address at a Montreal conference to fundraise for AIDS, malaria and tuber...
Sep 17, 2016

Recall of "Rapidcuts Shredded" Fat-Burner Capsules
OTTAWA – Health Canada is advising Canadians that Healthy Body Services Inc. has initiated a voluntary recall of two lots (G4016A and G4016) of Allmax-brand “Rapidcuts Shredded” caps...
Sep 17, 2016
Emissions, First Nations and the IMF: three ways politics touched us this week
OTTAWA - Federal politicians were scarce on Parliament Hill this week, taking advantage of the last few days before Parliament returns to kick up their heels and work the barbecue circuit one last tim...
Sep 17, 2016
Two tickets sold in Ontario split Friday's $60 million Lotto max jackpot
TORONTO - There are two winning tickets for Friday night’s $60 million Lotto max jackpot. They were both purchased in Ontario and each is worth $30 million. Five of the 22 MaxMillion prizes of a...
Sep 17, 2016
Mountie charged with luring will vigorously defend himself: Lawyer
VANCOUVER - The lawyer for a British Columbia RCMP officer charged with luring after a sting by a vigilante group says his client will vigorously defend himself. Rishi Gill says Const. Dario Devic is ...
Sep 16, 2016
A list of books written by B.C.-based author W.P. Kinsella
Following is a list of the works of W.P. Kinsella, who died Friday in Hope, B.C. - Dance Me Outside (1977). A series of stories narrated by a young Cree man from what was then called Hobbema in centra...
Sep 16, 2016

W.P. Kinsella, B.C.-based author of 'Shoeless Joe,' has doctor-assisted death
VANCOUVER - W.P. Kinsella, the B.C.-based author of “Shoeless Joe,” the award-winning novel that became the film “Field of Dreams,” has died at 81. His literary agency confirme...
Sep 16, 2016
Judge to rule Tuesday on taxi industry's Quebec-Uber injunction request
MONTREAL - The province’s taxi industry will have to wait until Tuesday to find out if a judge will grant a request for an injunction against a deal between the Quebec government and ride-hailin...
Sep 16, 2016
Saskatchewan man convicted with lover in plot to kill spouses appeals
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A Saskatchewan man found guilty along with his lover of plotting to kill each other’s spouse is challenging his conviction. Curtis Vey’s lawyer has filed an appeal t...
Sep 16, 2016
Sprinklers at Vancouver's library go off after shooting of 'Supergirl' TV series
VANCOUVER - Supergirl may be able to use her superpowers to solve problems on TV, but it was the show’s crew and Vancouver firefighters who jumped into action when fire sprinklers went off at th...
Sep 16, 2016