Category Archives: Canada
Windy, stormy weather puts clean up operations on hold for sunken B.C. tug
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - Stormy weather has paused the operation to remove thousands of litres of diesel from a sunken tug off British Columbia’s central coast. Salvage crews have recovered more than...
Oct 19, 2016
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Oct. 19 ____ OIL PRICES REACH 15-MONTH HIGH: The price of oil and Toronto’s main stock index both settled Wednesday at highs not seen in more than 15...
Oct 19, 2016
Humane society in Ontario apologizes for Donald Trump-inspired cat adoption ad
An animal welfare group in southern Ontario is apologizing for a cat adoption ad that made reference to a lewd comment by U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. The Windsor/Essex County Hu...
Oct 19, 2016
Conservatives take aim at finance minister over fundraiser in Halifax
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is shrugging off opposition complaints about a Halifax fundraiser on behalf of Finance Minister Bill Morneau that was attended by business executives. Morneau came unde...
Oct 19, 2016
Couillard not interested in TV debate with Lisee on sovereignty
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard has turned down a request for a televised debate on sovereignty and federalism with Parti Quebecois Leader Jean-Francois Lisee. Couillard says he prefers to discuss j...
Oct 19, 2016
Tax-dodging dentist gets five years in jail for failing to pay $887,000 fine
OTTAWA - An Ottawa dentist previously convicted of tax evasion has been handed an additional five-year prison sentence for deliberately choosing not to pay her original fine. Tania Kovaluk pleaded gui...
Oct 19, 2016
Arrest warrant issued for couple wanted in daring switch of diamond for fake
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - A warrant has been issued for a couple wanted in a daring New Brunswick diamond theft that has been connected to a series of similar heists nationwide. The Saint John Police Force s...
Oct 19, 2016
Trump refuses to say if he'll accept election result, in fiery debate exchange
WASHINGTON - In an exchange that instantly swept the news headlines emerging from the final U.S. presidential campaign debate of 2016, Donald Trump refused Wednesday to promise he will accept the elec...
Oct 19, 2016
Basketball star Steve Nash wants court to order clubs to stop using his name
VANCOUVER - Former basketball superstar Steve Nash is seeking a court order banning the use of his name or image on nearly two dozen fitness clubs in British Columbia. A civil lawsuit filed in B.C. Su...
Oct 19, 2016
Girl's leg broken during cheese-rolling festival in Whistler, B.C.: lawsuit
VANCOUVER - A cheese-rolling competition in Whistler, B.C., went from fun to frightening when a runaway wheel of cheddar crashed into a three-year-old girl and broke her leg, a lawsuit alleges. The no...
Oct 19, 2016