Category Archives: Canada
Speaker at rally says Alberta oil 'puts tofu on the table in Toronto!'
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - A rally in support of Alberta’s oil industry drew hundreds of supporters who cheered as speakers delivered a message that the rest of Canada needs to be thankful for the ...
Kayla Derkach Dec 16, 2018
Speaker Geoff Regan opens the door to his apartment in Parliament
OTTAWA - One of the best-kept secrets inside the main building on Parliament Hill - known as Centre Block - is what’s inside room 202N. Major renovations are about to begin on Centre Block, and ...
Kayla Derkach Dec 16, 2018

Quebecers criticize western oil but buy more gasoline, SUVs: report
MONTREAL - Quebec’s premier is quick to reject “dirty” oil from Western Canada in favour of hydro power, but new data indicate the province’s citizens are buying record amounts...
Kayla Derkach Dec 16, 2018

B.C. hockey coach creates 'gear library' to remove cost barrier of sport
VANCOUVER - Nicola Froese says she has always loved playing sports, but hockey was never on her radar because there are so many upfront costs to just trying it out. That changed last week, when the Va...
Kayla Derkach Dec 16, 2018

Trudeau lashes out at Conservatives over migration "misinformation"
OTTAWA - Warning against the “dangers of populism,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says using immigration as a wedge political issue puts Canada’s future at risk. During a wide-rangin...
Kayla Derkach Dec 16, 2018

Trudeau rules out snap election call, national ballot slated for Oct. 21
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there will be no early election call. In a roundtable interview with The Canadian Press, Trudeau says he is happy to rule out the prospect of a snap ballot,...
Kayla Derkach Dec 16, 2018
'Rough waters': Spill raises new questions about fast-growing N.L. oil industry
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador’s ambitious plans to dramatically expand the province’s lucrative offshore oil and gas industry got a nasty jolt on Nov. 16. Amid a fierc...
Kayla Derkach Dec 16, 2018

Baloo the cat is back at home after being mistakenly shipped to Montreal
HALIFAX - Much to the relief of his loving family, Baloo the cat came back - just not the very next day - after being mistakenly shipped 1,200 kilometres away. “There’s been lots of treats...
Kayla Derkach Dec 16, 2018

Revived Cuban Lunch bars meet with huge demand, wrapper supply snafus
CAMROSE, Alta. - A peanut-and-chocolate candy popular decades ago has been flying off shelves since an Alberta couple revived it earlier this year. The Cuban Lunch bar disappeared in 1991 when the Pau...
Kayla Derkach Dec 16, 2018
Two winning tickets for Saturday night's $16 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - There were two winning tickets for the $16 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. One was sold in Ontario, the other in the Prairies, and each is worth just over $7.9 mill...
Kayla Derkach Dec 15, 2018

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