Category Archives: Canada
Cagey reptile refuses to be lured from storm drain in Victoria, B.C.
VICTORIA - Something sinister is slithering below the streets of Victoria. Staff in the British Columbia capital were using a remote camera to investigate reports of a sinkhole near the downtown core ...
Aug 18, 2016
Man leads Toronto-area police on wild chase on wrong way of highway
WHITBY, Ont. - A 31-year-old man has been charged after leading police on a chase going the wrong way on a major highway east of Toronto. Durham Regional police said they received a call from provinci...
Aug 18, 2016
Aaron Driver's body cremated 'against Islamic burial rules': mosque
STRATHROY, Ont. - A terrorist sympathizer killed in a police takedown in southwestern Ontario last week has been laid to rest. The London Muslim Mosque said in a statement that Driver’s family d...
Aug 18, 2016
Five stories in the news today, Aug. 18
Five stories in the news today from The Canadian Press: ____ RALLY FOR FIRST NATIONS MAN SHOT ON SASKATCHEWAN FARM People are expected to rally outside a Saskatchewan court house today, where a farmer...
Aug 18, 2016
Equifax says delinquency rates climb higher in Alberta and Saskatchewan
OTTAWA - Delinquency rates in Alberta and Saskatchewan climbed higher in the second quarter due to the fallout from the drop in the price of oil. Equifax Canada said Thursday the delinquency rate for ...
Aug 18, 2016
CMHC gave Maple Bank green light shortly before banking watchdog seized bank's assets
TORONTO - Canada’s national housing agency gave Maple Bank GmbH’s Canadian branch the green light during a financial review, just one month before the federal banking watchdog seized the c...
Aug 18, 2016
Bail decision reserved for suspect in shooting death of First Nations man on farm
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - Supporters of a First Nations man shot on a Saskatchewan farm shouted at his accused killer as the man was led out of court by police Thursday. Gerald Stanley, who is charged...
Aug 18, 2016
Vandals even dumped paint in fridge of new North Vancouver house: police
VANCOUVER - Police in North Vancouver say vandals dumped over 15 pails of paint on appliances, countertops and the floor of a newly constructed house, causing $80,000 in damage. RCMP Cpl. Richard De J...
Aug 17, 2016
Philpott to stop using high-end vehicles from limo company owned by Liberal
OTTAWA - Health Minister Jane Philpott will stop using a pricey limousine service owned by a Liberal supporter after Conservatives complained about a $1,700 bill for transportation in the Greater Toro...
Aug 17, 2016
Another one: Sprinter Andre De Grasse through to 200-metre final with Bolt
RIO DE JANEIRO - Andre De Grasse cruised into another final at the Rio Olympics. The star sprinter from Markham, Ont., finished alongside reigning champion Usain Bolt of Jamaica in the men’s 200...
Aug 17, 2016