Category Archives: Canada
Air Canada has no solution to fly man with wheelchair to Cleveland
TORONTO - A disabled Toronto man is considering legal action against Air Canada after the airline said it was unable to fly him to a U.S. city because the aircraft couldn’t accommodate his motor...
Aug 12, 2016
CRA reaches tentative deal with workers after four years of on-off bargaining
OTTAWA - Canada Revenue Agency workers are no longer the lone holdout against a federal government move to strip voluntary severance pay from civil servants. The federal tax collection agency and its ...
Aug 12, 2016
Thieves make off with $150,000 worth of maple syrup from Montreal container yard
MONTREAL - The theft of $150,000 worth of maple syrup from a Montreal trucking business has made Alfredo Monaco realize what a “hot commodity” the product is. The robbery was sophisticated...
Aug 12, 2016

Newfoundland commemorates Churchill's summit with Roosevelt that shaped history
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Peter Russell has some rocks on his desk from the beach in tiny Ship Harbour, N.L. - the unlikely site of a secretive summit 75 years ago that helped shape the course and afte...
Aug 12, 2016
Chronic delays undermine public faith in justice system, Senate report warns
OTTAWA - The delays plaguing the justice system have become a crisis that could result in the release of thousands of criminals, say the senators behind a new report that explores how long it takes fo...
Aug 12, 2016

Toyota Canada recalls older models with recurring suspension issues
DETROIT - Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 337,000 vehicles for a third time, of which 21,722 were sold in Canada. The recall involves the Toyota RAV4 SUV from the 2006-2011 model years and the Lexus H...
Aug 12, 2016

Nova Scotia making 'significant progress' against wildfires after a tough week
HALIFAX - In a bone-dry province bedevilled with wildfires, the Seven Mile Lake blaze is distinct: About 395 hectares, and out of control for more than a week near one of Nova Scotia’s crown jew...
Aug 12, 2016
Imported, fresh produce suspected as Cyclospora sickens 51 in Canada
Public health officials in four provinces are trying to track an outbreak of the intestinal illness cyclosporiasis. A total of 51 cases of locally-acquired Cyclospora have been reported across Canada ...
Aug 12, 2016
Man dies after stealing, crashing small plane in Ontario city: police
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - Police say a man who stole a small plane from a rural airport in the Greater Toronto Area died Friday after crashing the aircraft onto a street in a southern Ontario city. Police ...
Aug 12, 2016

RCMP describe 'race against time' in effort to thwart would-be bomber Driver
OTTAWA - An early-morning tip from FBI investigators triggered a “race against time” as police scrambled to identify and locate a balaclava-wearing would-be suicide bomber they feared was ...
Aug 12, 2016