Category Archives: Canada
Ten-year sentence for Toronto man convicted in sweeping child porn case
TORONTO - A Toronto man found guilty of making and distributing child pornography around the world was sentenced to ten years in prison this week, but the time he has to spend behind bars was cut down...
Aug 09, 2016

Pace of new Canadian home construction eased last month, CMHC says
OTTAWA - The pace of new Canadian residential construction eased last month following an unusually robust June, but still held up stronger than expected. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the sea...
Aug 09, 2016

Waterloo, Ont., startup aims to take medical marijuana growing high-tech
TORONTO - A startup based in Waterloo, Ont., is looking to take cannabis cultivation high-tech, but the success of the mobile app-controlled system may hinge on whether new regulations will allow Cana...
Aug 09, 2016

Trump seeks to stanch bleeding from right flank with lower taxes, deregulation
WASHINGTON - Bleeding support from his own party, Donald Trump attempted to salve the gusher Monday with the balm of traditional Republican economic medicine: wide-ranging deregulation and tax cuts. T...
Aug 09, 2016

Canada loses 31,200 jobs in July; Alberta Hardest Hit
CANADA – The Canadian labour market lost 31,200 net jobs last month as the country experienced the biggest monthly drop in full-time work in nearly five years. The jobless rate inched up to 6.9 ...
Aug 05, 2016

Drivers Still Liable in Accidents, Even in Near-Driverless Cars, Says Law Firm
OTTAWA – Until Canadians own cars that truly drive themselves, they can forget getting off the legal hook if they’re in an accident with a vehicle that still has a steering wheel, suggests...
Aug 01, 2016

New Water Supply to Deal with Husky Oil Spill by Weekend
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Saskatchewan’s third-largest city was expecting to have alternate sources of water on the weekend to help deal with an oil spill that has tainted the river it usually draw...
Jul 30, 2016

Disgraced Hockey Coach, Convicted Sex Offender Graham James Seeking Full Parole
Disgraced junior hockey coach and convicted sex offender Graham James is seeking full parole with the support of his case workers. James is serving a seven-year sentence for sexually assaulting player...
Jul 22, 2016

Sandbags Holding In Rain-Soaked Saskatchewan Town, But Many Homes Damaged
REGINA – Hopes were high Tuesday evening that sandbagging efforts had at least partially paid off in an east-central Saskatchewan town that had braced for a flash flood after a road holding back...
Jul 13, 2016

Canada Post Union Calls for 30-Day Truce for Talks Without Strike or Lockout
OTTAWA - Canada Post’s union is calling for a 30-day truce to allow the two sides to negotiate a new contract without a strike or lockout. The postal service has given notice that it will lock o...
Jul 08, 2016