Category Archives: Canada
Victoria workers try to coax shy snake from drain with heat, food
VICTORIA - Work crews in Victoria hope a lot of warmth and a morsel of mouse will charm a snake into slithering out of a city storm drain. The creature, believed to be a corn snake up to 1.8 metres in...
Aug 19, 2016
Saskatchewan gas jockey whose last name fuelled international craze dead at 82
REGINA - A Saskatchewan gas jockey who got quite a bit more than 15 minutes of fame after appearing on David Letterman’s “The Late Show” because of his unusual last name has died. A ...
Aug 19, 2016
Limo definition in question as Philpott tries to fend off luxury car controversy
OTTAWA - Health Minister Jane Philpott says she will repay taxpayers just over $3,700 after it was revealed her office paid thousands to a luxury vehicle service owned by a Liberal supporter, but her ...
Aug 19, 2016

Inflation Rate 1.3% in July Amid Lower Fuel Prices - Higher Food Costs
OTTAWA: The country’s annual inflation rate was 1.3 per cent in July as Canadians paid more for shelter and food but less for fuel, Statistics Canada said Friday. This overall inflation number i...
Aug 19, 2016
Boy sentenced for attacking girl in Winnipeg parkade, pair lived in same hotel
WINNIPEG - A teenaged boy has been sentenced to three years for violently attacking a girl in a case that helped push the Manitoba government to stop placing foster children in hotel rooms. The boy, w...
Aug 19, 2016
QuickList: July inflation rates for Canadian provinces, territories
OTTAWA - Canada’s national inflation rate was 1.3 per cent in July, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces and territories (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundla...
Aug 19, 2016
QuickList: July inflation rate for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 1.3 per cent in July, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated...
Aug 19, 2016
Inflation rate 1.3% in July amid lower fuel prices, higher food costs: Statcan
OTTAWA - The country’s annual inflation rate was 1.3 per cent in July as Canadians paid more for shelter and food but less for fuel, Statistics Canada said Friday. This overall inflation number ...
Aug 19, 2016
Body of Nova Scotia soldier found near water treatment facility in Ontario
OWEN SOUND, Ont. - Police in Ontario said there is no indication of foul play in the death of a 19-year-old soldier from Nova Scotia, whose body was found along a rugged shoreline of Georgian Bay foll...
Aug 19, 2016
Ministers to bunk in dorms during cabinet retreat at Sudbury's Laurentian U
OTTAWA - After shelling out almost half a million dollars for Justin Trudeau to hole up with his 30 ministers at two different luxury resorts, taxpayers will get a break this weekend when the prime mi...
Aug 19, 2016