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RCMP suspect arsonist at work in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE - Mounties in Williams Lake are investigating an arson at a nightclub in that community. The fire was discovered by staff late Thursday evening in the rear of the building. The nightclub...
May 03, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Public prosecutor takes aim at SNC-Lavalin's court bid for remediation deal
OTTAWA - Canada's director of public prosecutions is firing a new volley at SNC-Lavalin that could hobble the company's ongoing legal fight for a special settlement agreement over ...
May 03, 2019
Trade pact with Europe could be hurt by climate-action infighting: McKenna
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says domestic dithering about climate action could put France's support for the Canada-Europe free-trade agreement at risk. McKenna is on...
May 03, 2019
Canadian firm WSP finding new work in Saudi Arabia despite diplomatic dispute
OTTAWA - At least one Canadian-based company is optimistic about its prospects in Saudi Arabia, a bullishness that comes as businesses fret about their future in the kingdom following a...
May 03, 2019
Women's players hope NHL steps in to create new league
Meghan Duggan need only look around sports to get excited about what an NHL-run women's hockey league might look like. The NBA did it with the WNBA. Soccer leagues in Europe and the U.S. have done it....
May 03, 2019
Women's players hope NHL steps in to create new league
Meghan Duggan need only look around sports to get excited about what an NHL-run women's hockey league might look like. The NBA did it with the WNBA. Soccer leagues in Europe and the U.S. have done it....
May 03, 2019
Women turned away from underfunded shelters: new national report
OTTAWA - Women who are victims of violence are being turned away from shelters across Canada due to a chronic lack of resources and funding, according to two new national studies, ...
May 03, 2019
Saskatchewan carbon-tax ruling a victory for the planet, environment minister says
OTTAWA - Federal environment minister Catherine McKenna is calling a Saskatchewan court decision in favour of the federal carbon tax a win for future generations. In a 3-2 decision today, the Sas...
May 03, 2019
American researcher offers theory on Trudeau's 'bad' French: It's not
MONTREAL - Quebec's media elites are unfairly criticizing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's spoken French because they see him as an outsider pretending to be a real Quebecois, an American academic ...
May 03, 2019
Longtime married couple die within minutes of each other
ERIE, Pa. - Family members say a Pennsylvania couple who had been married for almost 45 years died within minutes of each other. Clair "Cos" Vance had made daily visits to a care centre where his 70-y...
May 03, 2019
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