Category Archives: Canada

Renewable energy growing in Canada but solar installations lagging behind
OTTAWA - Although the cost to build solar power has plummeted over the last decade, a new report suggests Canadians aren’t rushing use the sun to make electricity. The National Energy Board toda...
Kayla Derkach Dec 20, 2017
White Christmas uncertain in parts of Canada but cold snap a safe bet
TORONTO - One of Canada’s most high-profile weather forecasters says dreaming of a white Christmas will be easier than planning for one this year. The Weather Network says most regions that curr...
Kayla Derkach Dec 19, 2017
RCMP say no suspects sought after fatal shooting of two B.C. men
NAKUSP, B.C. - Mounties are investigating the deaths of two men after a shooting in the Central Kootenay region of British Columbia. Nakusp RCMP say they received reports Monday afternoon of possible ...
Kayla Derkach Dec 19, 2017
Two Jewish synagogues in Edmonton latest to receive anti-Semitic hate mail
EDMONTON - Two synagogues in Edmonton are the latest to receive anti-Semitic hate mail this week. The letters call for the death of Jews and contain an image of a swastika over a bleeding Star of Davi...
Kayla Derkach Dec 19, 2017
Canadian family affected by fatal bus crash in Mexico, Global Affairs says
Global Affairs Canada says at least one Canadian family has been affected by a bus crash in eastern Mexico that has killed an estimated dozen people. The department says it is providing consular assis...
Kayla Derkach Dec 19, 2017
Trudeau says cannabis will become legal 'next summer,' not July 1
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says ”next summer,” and not July 1, is the date cannabis will become legal across the country. Excerpts of an interview Trudeau gave the TVA networ...
Kayla Derkach Dec 19, 2017

The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Dec. 19 --- TILLERSON TALKS NORTH KOREA ON CANADIAN VISIT: The North Korean nuclear crisis is expected to dominate discussions when U.S. Secretary of State R...
Kayla Derkach Dec 19, 2017

Fossils reveal proof of early hibernating bears in Canada's Arctic
VANCOUVER - The discovery of rare fossilized remains in Canada’s Arctic has allowed experts to piece together an evolutionary tree for the descendant of North American bears. A report published ...
Kayla Derkach Dec 19, 2017

Justin Trudeau to visit India in February, says Indian news report
OTTAWA - An Indian news outlet is reporting that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit India in February and may pay a visit to the Punjab region’s famed Golden Temple. The Indian Express rep...
Kayla Derkach Dec 19, 2017

Loblaw parent company alerted competition watchdog to bread price-fixing
George Weston Ltd. revealed Tuesday the bakery owner and grocer Loblaw Companies Ltd. alerted the Competition Bureau after discovering a more than decade-long bread price-fixing arrangement and will r...
Kayla Derkach Dec 19, 2017

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