Category Archives: Canada
Sunflower Seeds Recalled Following Listeria Scare
CANADA – Certain President’s Choice brand, Basse and Kashi brand products are being recalled due to possible Listeria contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning against ...
Jun 04, 2016
Tragically Hip Fans Frustrated Again By Ticket Sale
CANADA - Tragically Hip fans may have expected disappointment, but for many who couldn’t buy concert tickets on Friday the sting was still sharp. Summer tour dates for the Hip sold out almost as...
Jun 04, 2016
Wildfires, refinery outage behind Petro-Canada fuel shortages in the West
CALGARY - The Fort McMurray wildfires and an unplanned outage at an Edmonton refinery are leading to fuel shortages at Suncor’s Petro-Canada stations across Western Canada. Suncor spokeswoman Sn...
Jun 03, 2016
Wildrose suspends MLA from caucus over Twitter insult about Wynne
EDMONTON – A brouhaha over comments made about Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne in the Alberta legislature escalate Friday night with the Opposition Wildrose party suspending the M-L-A who made th...
May 28, 2016
Canadian Class-Action Launched Over Johnson & Johnson's Baby Powder
TORONTO: A Canadian class-action lawsuit has been filed against Johnson & Johnson over an alleged link between its baby powder products and ovarian cancer in adult women who used the product for l...
May 27, 2016
After a Farewell to Harper, Conservatives Get Down to Work of Renewal
VANCOUVER - Thousands of Conservatives have bid farewell to former leader Stephen Harper and now get down to the work of renewing their party. The first full day of the Tories’ convention will f...
May 27, 2016
Stephen Harper Plans to Step Down as MP
OTTAWA – Former prime minister Stephen Harper is preparing to step down as a member of Parliament. Harper resigned as Conservative leader after losing the election last fall, but stayed on as MP...
May 25, 2016
Lack of Stabilizing Forces Attributed to Number of Young Adults Accused of Serious Crimes
CANADA – It’s a statistic which is likely not to come as a surprise. Young adults age 18 to 24 are more likely to be accused of serious crimes than individuals in any other age group. Rece...
May 24, 2016
Garneau To Unveil Renewed Campaign Against Pointing Lasers At Planes
OTTAWA - The federal government is set to launch a social media campaign to shine a light on the ongoing problem of people pointing lasers at planes. Transport Minister Marc Garneau is expected to unv...
May 23, 2016
Hearing Loss Awareness Highlighted Throughout May
CANADA – “Sorry you’ll have to repeat that.” A phrase not to be taken lightly for the thousands of Canadians with poor personal hearing habits in an ever increasing noisy world...
May 23, 2016