Category Archives: Canada

New Brunswick farmer vows to appeal in massive-pile-of-manure case
MONCTON, N.B. - A bizarre feud over Lee Murray’s massive pile of manure has left the New Brunswick farmer steaming mad. The ugly quarrel with Murray’s next-door neighbours, the Gallants, m...
Feb 02, 2017
Halifax shipyard says warship 'gap' could result in layoffs without federal help
OTTAWA - Halifax-based Irving Shipbuilding says it is in talks with the federal government over a looming gap in construction of two new fleets of ships for the navy, which the company warns could res...
Feb 02, 2017
British Columbia oysters may be making Ontarians ill, health official warns
TORONTO - Ontario’s acting Chief Medical Officer of Health is warning that two dozen cases of gastrointestinal illness may be linked to oysters from British Columbia. Dr. David McKeown says ther...
Feb 02, 2017
Accused denies counselling her distraught husband to kill himself
CRANBROOK, B.C. - A woman on trial for pushing her husband to kill himself denied the allegations in a Cranbrook, B.C., court while admitting to having marriage troubles. Terri Reimer is accused of co...
Feb 02, 2017
Montreal man charged with inciting hatred and uttering threats released on bail
MONTREAL - A Montreal man facing charges of uttering threats online and inciting hatred was released on bail Thursday following a psycho-social evaluation. Antonio Padula, 45, appeared calm during a b...
Feb 02, 2017
Could U.S. uncertainty mean more foreign student cash for Canada?
OTTAWA - The head of Canada’s biggest university organization says there’s growing evidence that post-U.S. election uncertainty could help boost an important source of cash for the economy...
Feb 02, 2017
Quotes from Montreal funeral service for mosque shooting victims
MONTREAL - Some quotes from Thursday’s funeral service in Montreal honouring victims of last weekend’s mosque shooting in Quebec City: - - - “We live in a more and more multicultural...
Feb 02, 2017
Shoring up digital political defences a good idea, says former U.S. spy chief
OTTAWA - Canada has made a prudent decision to assess the risk to its political system from cyberattacks and hackers, given what happened recently in the United States, says a former top U.S. spy. The...
Feb 02, 2017
Insurer must cover Nova Scotia man's medical marijuana: human rights board
HALIFAX - A human rights board has determined a Nova Scotia man’s prescribed medical marijuana must be covered by his employee insurance plan, a ruling that advocates say will likely have impact...
Feb 02, 2017
Nova Scotia freezes judges' salaries, says it can't afford hefty hike
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government has denied provincial and family court judges a hefty pay hike, instead freezing their salaries at $236,376 for two years. A provincial tribunal had recommended a ...
Feb 02, 2017