Category Archives: Canada
Coaches, players, volunteers increasingly targeted in sports lawsuits: expert
VANCOUVER - Sports insurance lawsuits have moved beyond targeting teams and leagues and are increasingly zeroing in on coaches, players and even volunteers, an industry expert says. Melissa LaRocca of...
Jan 22, 2018
'Colorado low' could pelt southern Ontario and Quebec with freezing rain
OTTAWA - It could be a messy start to the work week in southern Ontario and Quebec, with Environment Canada issuing freezing rain warnings for much of the region. The national weather forecaster says ...
Jan 21, 2018
Alberta's status of women minister joins Twitter debate over women's marches
EDMONTON - A minister in Alberta’s NDP government has chastised a tweet by the Opposition’s communications chair that slammed women’s marches held over the weekend. Status of Women M...
Jan 21, 2018
Boy who endured three years as ISIL captive asks for meeting with Justin Trudeau
WINNIPEG - A Yazidi boy who was held captive for three years by Iraqi militants before being reunited with his family in Winnipeg last year is requesting a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. ...
Jan 21, 2018
Fishermen take chilly challenge to raise money for Nova Scotia fire victims
PUBNICO HEAD, N.S. - Dozens of fishermen are plunging into frigid waters as part of a fundraising campaign, with some donations going to the survivors of a tragic fire in southwestern Nova Scotia. Tod...
Jan 21, 2018
Auto shop owner says police investigated Bruce McArthur since October
TORONTO - The owner of an auto parts shop says police had been investigating alleged murderer Bruce McArthur since early October, when they first came looking for a vehicle he sold. McArthur was arres...
Jan 21, 2018
Small-scale Nova Scotia women's march that charmed internet sees turnout double
SANDY COVE, N.S. - A small-scale women’s march in rural Nova Scotia that charmed the internet in 2017 more than doubled its turnout this year to 32 people - amounting to nearly half the village&...
Jan 21, 2018
'Archaic' liquor laws in B.C. hurt consumers, whisky distributor says
VANCOUVER - An Alberta-based whisky distributor says “archaic” liquor policies in British Columbia are limiting the range of products consumers can access. Robert Carpenter, co-founder of ...
Jan 21, 2018
Canada faces angry Americans in pivotal sixth round of NAFTA talks
Canada will be hosting an annoyed and angry United States as the sixth round of talks in the North American Free Trade Agreement renegotiation unfold over the coming week. The Trump administration is ...
Jan 21, 2018
Justin Trudeau to push middle class interests as he heads to Davos
OTTAWA - After spending the past two weeks criss-crossing the country to speak with ordinary Canadians in town hall meetings, Justin Trudeau is heading to Switzerland where he’ll rub elbows with...
Jan 21, 2018
