Category Archives: Canada
Manitoba restaurant charges $15 for Bud Light to promote craft beer instead
BRANDON, Man. - Ordering a standard, big-brand beer in one western Manitoba restaurant can also leave your wallet hammered. Prairie Firehouse in Brandon has decided to charge $15 for a regular-size ca...
Jan 05, 2018
Government takes another step to ban asbestos with new, proposed rules
OTTAWA - The federal government has laid out a tough set of proposed new regulations to prohibit the use, sale, import and export of asbestos and products that contain it, as well as the manufacture o...
Jan 05, 2018
Legendary but ailing Inuit singer pleads for help to keep heat, lights on
RANKIN INLET, Nunavut - An ailing and aging Inuit singer-songwriter whose name is an Arctic household word has turned to the public in a plea to keep the heat and lights on in his home. “I didn&...
Jan 05, 2018
College suspends Labrador obstetrician after two baby deaths in 2014
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A Labrador obstetrician has been found guilty of professional misconduct and ordered to apologize and serve a three-month suspension after two babies died in 2014. The College...
Jan 05, 2018
Feds agree to open Toronto armoury to homeless amid frigid temperatures
TORONTO - Canada’s public safety minister says a downtown armoury in Toronto is being opened as a temporary homeless shelter for two weeks. The decision by Ralph Goodale comes as the city experi...
Jan 05, 2018
Franchisees' cuts to paid breaks and benefits is "reckless," says Tim Hortons
TORONTO - Tim Hortons franchisees who planned to offset the Ontario government's minimum wage hike by cutting paid breaks and forcing workers to cover a bigger share of their benefits faced criticism ...
Jan 05, 2018
4 women accuse Canadian filmmaker Paul Haggis of sexual misconduct
LOS ANGELES - A civil lawsuit charging London, Ont.-native Paul Haggis with raping a publicist has prompted three additional women to come forward with their own sexual misconduct accusations against ...
Jan 05, 2018
MacDonald says Soulpepper rejected her concerns over actress auction
TORONTO - Acclaimed writer Ann-Marie MacDonald says leaders at the Soulpepper Theatre Company “bullied and harassed” her after she raised concerns about a fundraiser that auctioned dinners...
Jan 05, 2018
4 women accuse filmmaker Paul Haggis of sexual misconduct
LOS ANGELES - A civil lawsuit charging London, Ont.-native Paul Haggis with raping a publicist has prompted three additional women to come forward with their own sexual misconduct accusations against ...
Jan 05, 2018
Vancouver performer accused of drug smuggling after arrest in Japan
NARITA, Japan - A Vancouver-area resident is in custody in Japan, accused of smuggling nearly 10 kilograms of drugs into the country. A statement from Tokyo Customs says Daniel Whitmore was arrested a...
Jan 05, 2018
