Category Archives: Canada
Improper spending and a gas thief: Reports shed light on misbehaving bureaucrats
OTTAWA - A federal worker who was given a corporate credit card ended up losing her job after racking up personal purchases that left the government on the hook for a $24,000 credit card bill. The emp...
Sep 24, 2016

Prince William and his wife Kate focus on social causes during West Coast visit
VICTORIA - Prince William reflected on his first visit to Canada with his wife Kate as newlyweds on Saturday in highlighting that their latest trip will focus on the environment, support for young fam...
Sep 24, 2016
A look at where the royals are going Saturday
VICTORIA - Here are details of the royal tour for Saturday by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge after they arrive in Victoria: - Prince William and his wife Kate will lay a wreath at the cenotaph and ...
Sep 24, 2016
No winning ticket for Friday night's $27 million Lotto max Jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $27 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Sept. 30 will be $37 million. The Canadian Press
Sep 24, 2016
Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr urges patience on military pensions
WINNIPEG - Canadian veterans are being asked to be patient when it comes to the re-establishment of their lifelong pension. Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr was in Winnipeg on Friday to meet with n...
Sep 23, 2016
Trial date delayed by B.C. judge for man in 'Surrey Six' slayings
VANCOUVER - The trial of a man accused of one count of first-degree murder in an attack that left six people dead has been delayed, pushing it back more than a decade from when the slayings happened i...
Sep 23, 2016

Actor Richard Hong killed at Stroumboulopoulos's Los Angeles home, police say
LOS ANGELES - Actor Richard Hong has been identified as the man found dead early Friday at the Los Angeles home rented by television personality George Stroumboulopoulos. Police said Hong was a 41-yea...
Sep 23, 2016
Elderly couple separated in different B.C. care homes are reunited
VANCOUVER - An elderly couple forced to live in two separate residential care homes in British Columbia have been reunited. Their granddaughter Ashley Bartyik posted an announcement on Facebook saying...
Sep 23, 2016
Ex-Quebec judge challenging murder conviction to seek bail in hearing in October
QUEBEC - A retired Quebec judge convicted of first-degree murder will make an attempt next month to be freed from prison while the Federal Justice Department has another look at his case. A bail heari...
Sep 23, 2016

The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Sept. 23 ____ CANADA’S TOP CYBERSPY HAS OMINOUS WARNING FOR CONSUMERS: The head of Canada’s cyberspy agency, the Communications Security Establish...
Sep 23, 2016