Category Archives: Canada
Snow and freezing rain result in school closures and driving woes in Quebec
MONTREAL - A wintry mix of snow and freezing rain prompted school closures across a wide swath of Quebec today, leaving thousands of students with an unexpected day off. All four school boards on the ...
Jan 23, 2018
RCMP officers allege sexual abuse by doctor at Mounties' health office
Halifax police are investigating allegations from dozens of female RCMP officers and recruits who say they were sexually assaulted by a doctor at the Mounties’ health clinic in Nova Scotia over ...
Jan 23, 2018
'Shape of Water' producer, Christopher Plummer among Canadian Oscar nominees
TORONTO - Christopher Plummer’s supporting role in “All The Money In The World,” the animated film “The Breadwinner,” and a producer behind the Toronto and Hamilton shot ...
Jan 23, 2018
Canada, old TPP members resurrect trade deal without U.S., but questions remain
OTTAWA - Canada and the remaining members of the old Trans-Pacific Partnership have breathed new life into a trade deal that will forge ahead without the United States and open distant new markets at ...
Jan 23, 2018
Man begins dog sled journey across Canada:'We're going to face some adversities'
CHURCHILL, Man. - A New Brunswick man left northern Manitoba Monday on a highly unlikely journey home - a 3,000-kilometre trek by dog sled. Justin Allen will spend the next two months with his 12 dogs...
Jan 23, 2018
Tsunami fears send people in B.C. to higher ground; warning ends after quake
VANCOUVER - Sirens and officials banging on doors roused people from their sleep in the middle of the night Tuesday in British Columbia as a tsunami warning was issued along a large swath of the provi...
Jan 23, 2018
In the news today, Jan. 23
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, Jan. 23 --- PM TRUDEAU TO SPEAK AT WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will speak today at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he...
Jan 23, 2018
Trudeau promotes women's rights during Davos speech
DAVOS, Switzerland - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hailed Canada as an example for the world to follow as he urged the international community on Tuesday to do more to promote women’s rights and...
Jan 23, 2018
Large fire erupts when truck carrying ethanol hits train at B.C. rail yard
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. - Firefighters were still on the scene of a large fire in Port Coquitlam, B.C., late Monday after a collision in a CP Rail yard. The city says the blaze began when a tanker truck ...
Jan 22, 2018
Winter storm forces NDP to move caucus retreat from Saguenay to Ottawa
OTTAWA - Federal New Democrats have been forced to relocate a planned caucus retreat to Ottawa after poor weather scuttled the party’s original plan to hold the meeting in Saguenay, Que. The thr...
Jan 22, 2018
