Category Archives: Canada
Save-On-Foods denies involvement in price fixing, to issue gift cards nonetheless
KAMLOOPS - A second major Canadian grocery chain is offering customers a $25 gift card in light of a price-fixing scheme admitted to by a commercial bread supplier. But Save-On-Foods President Darrell...
Dec 22, 2017
Town of Churchill says thank you to everyone who helped after rail line lost
CHURCHILL, Man. - The town of Churchill in northern Manitoba is saying thank you to everyone who has helped the community since it lost its rail service. Mayor Michael Spence and his council say in a ...
Dec 22, 2017
Court rules family of B.C. woman who stole from health authority is liable
VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled a widower is liable for repaying nearly a quarter million dollars his wife stole from the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority before she died. Court doc...
Dec 22, 2017
New fitness program helps overweight hockey fans make lasting lifestyle changes
A team of Canadian researchers is recruiting overweight male hockey fans for a new study that aims to turn a passion for sports into healthier lifestyles. The Hockey Fans in Training Program, piloted ...
Dec 22, 2017
'Caribou have a right to live,' says First Nation chief trying to save the animals
A once-thriving herd of endangered caribou on a northern Ontario island is weeks away from being killed off by a pack of wolves, says a First Nation that is working with the provincial government to g...
Dec 22, 2017
Netflix Canada alerts subscribers of fraudulent messages asking for login details
TORONTO - Netflix Canada is warning subscribers to be wary of fraudulent messages that appear to be sent by the streaming service. The company issued an alert on its website saying that some Canadian ...
Dec 22, 2017
Cyclone problem: Sonar snafu a challenge for Canada's new navy helicopters
HALIFAX - Testing of some of Canada’s new navy helicopters has hit a snag. The Canadian Forces says a sonar system used by some CH-148 Cyclones must be removed before the helicopters are allowed...
Dec 22, 2017
Loblaw, George Weston under fire for bread price-fixing scheme response
Loblaw Companies Ltd.’s attempt to mitigate potential damage from an investigation into an alleged industry-wide bread price-fixing scheme through its admission of guilt and gift card offering h...
Dec 22, 2017
Diplomats warn Canada of Russian meddling in finance and elections
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland planned to use a Friday meeting in Ukraine to get more information on reports that a man arrested there this on suspicion of spying for Russia sat i...
Dec 22, 2017
American sentenced after crash in New Brunswick claims Mountie's life
MONCTON, N.B. - A man from Pennsylvania who was driving a van that struck and killed a Mountie on a New Brunswick highway has been fined $3,000 and banned from driving for two years. Vasiliy Meshko of...
Dec 22, 2017
