Category Archives: Canada
Former firefighter with PTSD sues Syncrude over suspended benefits, dismissal
CALGARY - A lawsuit filed by a former firefighter and paramedic against Syncrude Canada claims the oilsands giant wrongfully denied him benefits and fired him after he was diagnosed with post-traumati...
Jan 20, 2019
B.C. byelection in NDP territory tests strength of minority government
NANAIMO, B.C. - British Columbia’s minority New Democrat government faces a crucial popularity test this month in a byelection in one of its traditionally safe constituencies where the outcome c...
Jan 20, 2019
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $17 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $17 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a ticket holder in British Columbia. ...
Jan 20, 2019
No plans to eliminate 'duty to report' for military sex misconduct: Vance
OTTAWA - Canada’s top general is promising better support for victims of military sexual misconduct, but says he will not get rid of a regulation that Canada’s auditor general has warned d...
Jan 20, 2019
Fire next door to B.C. pipeline fuel tank facility under control
BURNABY, B.C. - A fire just a few hundred metres from the Kinder Morgan fuel tank facility in Metro Vancouver raged for a few hours before it was contained by about three dozen firefighters. Burnaby F...
Jan 19, 2019
MPP asks province to provide $1M in funding for Thunder Bay police
THUNDER BAY, Ont. - An Ontario legislator and Thunder Bay police are asking the province for additional funding to implement recommendations in a report that found systemic racism within the police se...
Jan 19, 2019
Former Olympian Humphries files harassment complaint with Bobsleigh Canada
CALGARY - The national governing body for bobsleigh and skeleton has confirmed that former Olympian Kaillie Humphries has filed a harassment complaint with the organization. A spokesperson for Bobslei...
Jan 19, 2019
Two men found guilty of manslaughter in shooting death of Jeanenne Fontaine
WINNIPEG - A jury has found two men guilty of manslaughter in the high-profile shooting death of a Winnipeg woman inside a home that was then set on fire. Christopher Brass and Jason Meilleur were cha...
Jan 19, 2019
Quebec culture minister scolds Netflix over Lac-Megantic footage in 'Bird Box'
MONTREAL – Quebec’s culture minister has penned a letter to Netflix’s CEO to express the government’s outrage over the streaming service’s decision to include footage fro...
Jan 19, 2019
Quebec culture minister scolds Netflix over Lac-Megantic footage in 'Bird Box'
MONTREAL - Quebec’s culture minister has penned a letter to Netflix’s CEO to express the government’s outrage over the streaming service’s decision to include footage from the ...
Jan 19, 2019
