Category Archives: Canada
Provinces, territories push against idea health funding not going to health care
TORONTO - Health Minister Jane Philpott offered an apology of sorts to her provincial and territorial counterparts Tuesday after some of them pushed back against her argument that federal health dolla...
Oct 18, 2016
Dennis Oland's lawyer says 'mistake' about jacket not a sign of guilt
FREDERICTON - Dennis Oland’s lawyer says the Crown used speculation that was not backed by evidence to get a conviction of second-degree murder in the killing of Oland’s multi-millionaire ...
Oct 18, 2016
RCMP arrest man who rammed gate at rural Alberta airport, drove onto runway
EDSON, Alta. - RCMP say a man being pursued by Mounties forced the closure of a small airport in Edson, Alta., after he drove through a security gate and onto a runway before his pickup truck caught f...
Oct 17, 2016
Remaining sex assault charges against Canadian man dropped in Colorado
DENVER - Officials in Denver, Colo., say sexual assault charges against a British Columbia man have been dropped. The Denver District Attorney’s Office says in a release that two charges against...
Oct 17, 2016
Crash of small jet in Kelowna, B.C., reminder of need for black boxes: TSB
KELOWNA, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board renewed its call Monday for flight data or cockpit voice recorders to be carried on smaller planes after a jet crash last week in B.C. killed four peopl...
Oct 17, 2016
Indians fans defend name and logo ahead of ALCS Game 3 against Blue Jays game
TORONTO - Cleveland Indians fans in Toronto for a crucial playoff game against the Blue Jays said the team’s name and logo are not offensive and should not be changed. Sarah Johnston said the te...
Oct 17, 2016
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, Oct. 17 ____ TEARS, TRIBUTES FOR JIM PRENTICE IN PARLIAMENT: Former federal cabinet minister and Alberta premier Jim Prentice is being remembered in Ottawa, d...
Oct 17, 2016
Canadian troops supporting Kurds in fight to free Mosul from ISIL: Sajjan
OTTAWA - Canadian troops are supporting Kurdish fighters as they push toward the Iraqi city of Mosul, says Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan. Kurdish and Iraqi military forces launched the much-anticipat...
Oct 17, 2016
A by-the-numbers look at health-care funding and spending in Canada
OTTAWA - Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott is digging in for a fight with her provincial and territorial counterparts over how much Ottawa should shell out for health-care funding over the coming ...
Oct 17, 2016
Ottawa moves up review of drywall dumping duties after complaints of high prices
CALGARY - The federal government has asked for an accelerated review of anti-dumping duties on drywall imports, but the new schedule isn’t expected to immediately rollback duties blamed for high...
Oct 17, 2016