Category Archives: Canada
Canadians may not realize 'magnitude of challenge' in 2050 climate strategy
OTTAWA - The federal government has released its long-term climate strategy with a caution that most Canadians - while sympathetic to the cause - don’t yet understand the “magnitude of the...
Nov 18, 2016
Ailing Vancouver Aquarium beluga stumps vets following offspring's sudden death
VANCOUVER - The sudden illness of a female beluga whale at the Vancouver Aquarium following her offspring’s unexpected death two days earlier has her caretakers scrambling to figure out what is ...
Nov 18, 2016
Man accused of sending letter bombs in Winnipeg will stand trial next year
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg man accused of sending letter bombs in the mail, including one that cost a lawyer her hand, will stand trial next year in a hearing scheduled to last 10 weeks. Guido Amsel faces ...
Nov 18, 2016
Ontario nurse accused of killing eight seniors has case put over
WOODSTOCK, Ont. - A nurse accused of killing eight seniors at two long-term care homes in southwestern Ontario has had her case put over until Dec. 8. Elizabeth Wettlaufer, 49, made a brief appearance...
Nov 18, 2016
Ontario couple plead guilty to quick-switch theft of $10,000 diamond in N.B.
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - A New Brunswick jeweller says he’s “ecstatic” that an Ontario couple suspected in a string of nationwide jewelry heists pleaded guilty to stealing a $10,000 diamon...
Nov 18, 2016
Canada announces $54 million for disaster relief and long-term aid in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Canada will give $54 million to Haiti over the next five years, including more than $2 million in immediate aid, International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said Fri...
Nov 18, 2016
Police want to talk to author of anonymous letter linked to Dunphy shooting
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - RCMP in Newfoundland are asking for the public’s help in finding the author of an anonymous letter linked to the police shooting death of Don Dunphy. Police say they wer...
Nov 18, 2016
QuickList: October inflation rates for Canadian provinces, territories
OTTAWA - Canada’s national inflation rate was 1.5 per cent in October, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces and territories (previous month in brackets): - Newfoun...
Nov 18, 2016
Food prices post first annual drop since 2000, as inflation creeps up in October
OTTAWA - Food prices in October posted their first year-over-year decline in nearly 17 years as the annual pace of inflation crept higher. Bank of Montreal chief economist Doug Porter said the story o...
Nov 18, 2016
'Increased water seepage' reported at Muskrat Falls site, water levels reduced
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Nalcor Energy says water has seeped from a temporary cofferdam at the site of the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project in Labrador. In a statement today, the company said ̶...
Nov 18, 2016