Category Archives: Canada

Provinces take aim at Ottawa's 'ultimatum' in testy health care talks
OTTAWA - Provincial ministers are criticizing what they describe as a lacklustre take-it-or-leave-it offer delivered by the Trudeau government ahead of what have become increasingly bitter talks aroun...
Dec 18, 2016

Longtime opioid users motivated by desire to avoid drug withdrawal
VANCOUVER - John Lenec remembers the song “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” going through his head moments after he slipped off a detox centre bed and began convulsing on the floor. ...
Dec 18, 2016
2 winning tickets split $10 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw
TORONTO - The nearly $10 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw will be shared by two ticket holders - one in Quebec and the other in British Columbia. Each each will get a little mo...
Dec 17, 2016
Home Hardware Stores co-founder Walter Hachborn dies at 95
Walter Hachborn, co-founder of Home Hardware Stores and member of the Order of Canada, has died, he was 95. A statement from Home Hardware says Hachborn died Saturday, but does not give any further de...
Dec 17, 2016

Marc Emery facing drug charges after Montreal police raid pot boutiques
MONTREAL - Canada’s self-styled “Prince of Pot” is facing drug charges after being arrested at one of his newly-opened cannabis boutiques in Montreal. Marc Emery appeared in court to...
Dec 17, 2016

Funeral planned for famed census resister Audrey Tobias
TORONTO - An activist who made headlines when she was charged for refusing to fill out the census three years ago will be remembered for her spirit and tenacity at a funeral service in Toronto today. ...
Dec 17, 2016
No winning ticket for Friday night's $55 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $55 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. There were also four Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each up for grabs - but none of them were ...
Dec 17, 2016
Vancouver woman reunited in Winnipeg with dog missing for three years
WINNIPEG - When Terra McCabe lost her dog Daisy three years ago in Vancouver, she thought her furry friend was gone forever. However, earlier this month McCabe received a call she never expected, tell...
Dec 16, 2016
Winnipeg mayor stands by councillor who heads city's police board
WINNIPEG - Members of the indigenous community have expressed concern about a Winnipeg councillor's role as chairman of the city's police board after a comment he made about sensitivity training on re...
Dec 16, 2016
Tiger the cat reunited with owner after jumping a freight train in Saskatchewan
EDMONTON - A runaway cat from Saskatchewan that jumped a westbound CN freight train to Alberta has been reunited with its owner. Lynnette Hahn of Melville says she was wondering if Tiger would recogni...
Dec 16, 2016