Category Archives: Canada
No winning ticket for Friday night's $45 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $45 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. It means the jackpot for the next draw on Sept. 2 will rise to $50 million, and there will also...
Aug 27, 2016

Bangladesh police kill 3, including Canadian suspect in Dhaka attack
NEW DELHI - Police in Bangladesh killed three suspected militants Saturday, including a man they identified as a Canadian accused of masterminding a deadly attack on a cafe in Dhaka last month. Top co...
Aug 27, 2016

Where's Gaylord? Pet owner offers reward of $1,000 to get her pet iguana back
EDMONTON - An Edmonton woman is offering a reward for the safe return of her pet iguana. Mary-Ann Holm says Gaylord escaped from her fenced back yard in west Edmonton on Aug. 13 while "basking in the ...
Aug 26, 2016
Five possible peacekeeping missions that Canada could end up joining
OTTAWA - The Liberal government announced Friday that it will make 600 Canadian troops available for UN peacekeeping operations. Here are five places they could end up. 1) Mali. The dangers are very r...
Aug 26, 2016
Bombardier hands out pink slips, as part of effort to cut 7,000 workers
MONTREAL - Bombardier handed out pink slips Friday to aerospace employees in Montreal as part of its efforts announced in February to trim 7,000 workers over two years. The Montreal-based company decl...
Aug 26, 2016
Teck Resources disappointed with court order to pay $8.3M in costs to U.S. tribe
CALGARY - Vancouver-based Teck Resources says it’s “disappointed” with a U.S. District Court ruling ordering it to pay US$8.25 million in legal costs, as part a long-running legal ba...
Aug 26, 2016
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Aug. 26 ___ CANADA SAYS IT’S WILLING TO EXPAND PEACEKEEPING DUTIES: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has told the United Nations that Ca...
Aug 26, 2016

Appeal court to hear Trader Joe's suit involving B.C. man reselling groceries
SAN FRANCISCO - A U.S. court has the authority to hear a trademark lawsuit by grocery chain Trader Joe’s against a man who buys the company’s products and resells them in Vancouver at Pira...
Aug 26, 2016
Sobeys withdraws appeal of discrimination decision as company faces boycotts
HALIFAX - One of Canada’s largest grocery store chains has withdrawn its appeal of a human rights decision that found a Sobeys employee discriminated against a black customer. In a statement, So...
Aug 26, 2016
Prostitution case: judge rejects man's claim he was the victim of public shaming
HALIFAX - A 73-year-old man who says police in Cape Breton subjected him to “public shaming” has lost his initial bid to challenge a charge that he sought sexual services from an undercove...
Aug 26, 2016