Category Archives: Canada
Mother of Canadian missing in Peru not giving up after searchers come up empty
MONTREAL - A Montreal mother whose son is missing in Peru said she won’t give up until he’s found, even though an elite Israeli search-and-rescue team she hired has failed to turn up any t...
Dec 31, 2017
Ontario businesses raise prices, consider cutting staff as minimum wage increases
TORONTO - Ontario’s new $14 per hour minimum wage does not take effect until Jan. 1, but Chris Stevens has already taken steps to ensure his restaurant can afford the added expense. The co-owner...
Dec 31, 2017
Saskatchewan looks to tackle its highest impaired driving rates among provinces
Life changed for the Van de Vorst family two years ago. “All of a sudden, one night, you lose a third of your family,” recalls Linda Van de Vorst, whose son Jordan, his wife Chanda and the...
Dec 31, 2017
Canada 150 draws 31 million people, is biggest Twitter hashtag of year
OTTAWA - Canada’s 150th birthday bash draws to a close today with Heritage Canada saying 87 per cent of Canadians participated in at least one event. Here’s how some of the year counted ou...
Dec 31, 2017
Canada 150 year ends on cold note but Joly says Canadians celebrated warmly
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Melanie Joly is the first to acknowledge Canada 150 had its share of ups and downs. She doesn’t shy away from mentioning the torrential rains that flooded Parliament H...
Dec 31, 2017
Gord Downie, Stuart McLean: Canadian newsmakers who died in 2017
A list of some Canadian newsmakers who died in 2017: JANUARY 1 – Yvon Dupuis, 90, Quebec Liberal MNA and MP. 1 – Stuart Hamilton, 87, opera coach and CBC radio host, of prostate cancer. 1 ...
Dec 31, 2017
Top stories of 2017
Some top national and international stories of 2017: JANUARY 2017 1 – An Islamic State terrorist launched an early morning gun attack on a popular Istanbul nightclub hosting a New Year’s E...
Dec 31, 2017
2 winning tickets for Saturday night's $5 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - There are two winning tickets for Saturday night’s $5 million Lotto 649 jackpot, making each worth $2.5 million. One ticket was sold in Ontario and the other in Quebec. The draw’...
Dec 30, 2017
Sherman family proud Apotex founder among latest Order of Canada inductees
TORONTO - The family of Apotex founder Barry Sherman says they are proud he is being appointed to the Order of Canada. Gov. Gen. Julie Payette announced 125 new appointments to Canada’s highest ...
Dec 30, 2017
Community hosts candlelight vigil for sisters found dead in Oak Bay, B.C.
OAK BAY, B.C. - The moonlight cast a shimmering glow on the ocean as hundreds of people holding candles stood silently in the darkness to honour two young British Columbia sisters found dead on Christ...
Dec 30, 2017
