Category Archives: Canada
'Come From Away' show lands in Newfoundland en route to Toronto and Broadway
GANDER, N.L. - Long before the closing number of “Come From Away” was over, a sold-out crowd of almost 2,600 cheering Newfoundlanders was on its feet. They roared in appreciation as the ca...
Oct 29, 2016
Prime Minister Trudeau heads to Europe to sign free trade deal
OTTAWA - After a false start, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau departed Saturday night for Brussels to finally sign Canada’s controversial free trade deal with the European Union, days after it tee...
Oct 29, 2016
No winning ticket for Friday night's $34 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for Friday night’s $34 million Lotto Max jackpot. The grand prize for the next draw on Nov. 4 will be approximately $44 million. The Canadian Press
Oct 29, 2016
RCMP reviewing arrest of an elderly B.C. couple caught on video
VANCOUVER - RCMP are looking into how Mounties handled an arrest of two seniors at a Vancouver-area hotel that was captured on a video that is circulating online. The video posted on YouTube appears t...
Oct 28, 2016
Judge rules against having camera in Edmonton court for Vader mistrial hearing
EDMONTON - The judge in the Travis Vader murder case has decided against allowing a camera in the courtroom for a mistrial hearing. Justice Denny Thomas says he made his decision because he might not ...
Oct 28, 2016
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Oct. 28 TRUDEAU TO SIGN EU TRADE DEAL SUNDAY: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will finally travel to Brussels this weekend to sign the Canada-EU free trade deal...
Oct 28, 2016
Expand supervised sites beyond overseeing only injection drugs, advocates say
VANCOUVER - Harm reduction advocates are calling on the government of British Columbia to expand the scope of its safe-injection facilities beyond supervising only intravenous drug use, but medical of...
Oct 28, 2016
Gang shootings and deaths prompts reassurance from B.C.'s public safety minister
VANCOUVER - A “barbaric” crime scene found on the side of a road, shots fired into vehicles in targeted attacks, and murder investigations into the deaths of known gang members have prompt...
Oct 28, 2016
Health Canada uses new "social" funding model to support blood pressure program
TORONTO - The federal government is experimenting with a relatively new funding model to kick-start a program aimed at helping older Canadians in Ontario and British Columbia manage high blood pressur...
Oct 28, 2016
A timeline of events in the deadly shooting in northern Saskatchewan
Four people were killed and seven wounded in a mass shooting at a school and a home in the northern Saskatchewan community of La Loche on Jan. 22. An 18-year-old, who was 17 at the time, pleaded guilt...
Oct 28, 2016