Category Archives: Canada
Somali refugee takes amazing road from refugee camps to Victoria city council
VICTORIA - It was one of the happiest days of his life, but Sharmarke Dubow says he was paralyzed with emotion the day he was sworn in as a member of Victoria city council. Dubow said he couldn’...
Dec 27, 2018
Police say suspect who wouldn't leave vehicle dies after officers shot him
Edmonton police say a suspect they shot is dead after he refused to get out of a vehicle. Police say in a news release that officers were following the truck Wednesday afternoon because there was a ma...
Dec 26, 2018
Hundreds show up at Winnipeg dog shelter to keep canines company on Christmas
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg dog shelter’s idea to keep the animals from getting lonely on Christmas was so popular that people were lined up out the door. On a typical holiday, staff at Winnipeg Anima...
Dec 26, 2018
Quebecer confined in Cuba says he's been convicted in second trial
MONTREAL - A Quebec man who has been stuck in Cuba after being involved in a boating accident that killed a fellow tourist in 2017 says he is once again facing four years in prison following a second ...
Dec 26, 2018
Power restored to '99 per cent' of people in B.C. affected by massive windstorms
VANCOUVER - Power has been restored to “99 per cent” of people affected by massive windstorms in British Columbia last Thursday, leaving about 6,500 customers in the dark. BC Hydro says mo...
Dec 26, 2018
Nature Conservancy recommends a better fate for your Christmas tree
Canada’s Christmas tree farms produce over three million pine, spruce and fir trees each year - and most of them are simply abandoned at the curb soon after Santa makes his annual visit. Now, th...
Dec 26, 2018
Saskatchewan premier unsure if visiting protest camp would have helped
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he’s never met with anyone protesting outside the legislature and didn’t see a need to make an exception when Indigenous protesters set up a ca...
Dec 26, 2018
Moe uses fight against carbon tax to define first year as Saskatchewan premier
REGINA - Scott Moe is almost one year into his tenure as Saskatchewan premier and he has used his opposition against a federal carbon tax as a major front in the early battle to define his leadership....
Dec 26, 2018
B.C. residents affected by windstorms to have power by New Year's Eve
VANCOUVER - British Columbians will have electricity restored to affected areas by New Year’s Eve following Thursday’s windstorm, says an updated schedule from BC Hydro. According to the s...
Dec 25, 2018
Feds, Irving ask trade tribunal to toss challenge to warship contract
OTTAWA - The federal government and Halifax-based Irving Shipbuilding are asking a trade tribunal to throw out a challenge to their handling of a high-stakes competition to design the navy’s new...
Dec 25, 2018
