Category Archives: Canada
Stolen figures of Jesus, Mary returned to Ontario church in time for Christmas
BANCROFT, Ont. - An Ontario church that saw the figures of Jesus and Mary swiped from its nativity scene will now celebrate Christmas with everyone accounted for. Provincial police say the figures wer...
Dec 20, 2017
One Canadian dead, 3 injured in Mexico bus crash that killed 12 people
MONTREAL - A bus crash in eastern Mexico that claimed the lives of 12 people, including a Canadian woman, has left families in two provinces in a state of shock. The woman was identified by her family...
Dec 20, 2017
Montreal suspends pit bull ban, will consult before reworking bylaw next year
MONTREAL - Pit bulls are once again allowed in Montreal as the Projet Montreal administration follows through with an election promise to do away with the controversial bylaw that banned them. Coun. C...
Dec 20, 2017
At least seven companies investigated in bread price-fixing probe
VANCOUVER - The Competition Bureau’s investigation into allegations of bread price-fixing includes at least seven companies from bakery wholesalers and discount chains to Canada’s three ma...
Dec 20, 2017
Deloitte liable for some, but not all, of Livent's 1990s losses: Supreme Court
OTTAWA - The firm that audited the accounts of Garth Drabinsky’s Livent should be held financially responsible for some - but not all - of the failed theatre company’s losses two decades a...
Dec 20, 2017
Foreign buyer home purchases declining in Ontario region covered by non-resident tax
TORONTO - Foreign buyer home purchases are declining in a region of Ontario covered by a non-resident tax, according to provincial government figures released Wednesday. People who aren’t citize...
Dec 20, 2017
Sexual harassment named Canadian Press News Story of the Year
The public conversation on sexual harassment and assault sparked by the allegations against Hollywood giant Harvey Weinstein and the #metoo hashtag that saw Canadians of all walks of life share storie...
Dec 20, 2017
Confusion, frustration greet Liberals' pension plan for disabled veterans
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government’s long-awaited plan to provide lifelong disability pensions to veterans has been met with confusion and frustration from many of those that it is expected to help...
Dec 20, 2017
Weather service warns that black ice making Nova Scotia roads treacherous
HALIFAX - Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Nova Scotia warning of black ice forming on roads around the province. The weather service said rain that fell on highways and r...
Dec 20, 2017
Jury begins deliberations at trial of man accused in death of off-duty cop
HALIFAX - The fate of Christopher Garnier, accused of punching and strangling Nova Scotia police officer Catherine Campbell and using a compost bin to dump her body, is now in the hands of the jury. N...
Dec 20, 2017
