Category Archives: Canada
Proposed public art installation sparks debate in Victoria
VICTORIA - A new public art installation proposed for Victoria has sparked debate over the merit and interpretation of city-funded artwork. British Columbia artist Luke Ramsey defended the inspiration...
Dec 16, 2017
Protesters object to development of Cape Breton mountain sacred to Mi'kmaq
BADDECK, N.S. - Dozens of protesters are taking a stand against mining projects on a Cape Breton mountain that is considered sacred by the Mi’kmaq. Raymond Plourde of the Ecology Action Centre s...
Dec 16, 2017
Homeowners shocked after deer carcass tied to mailbox, head left on driveway
WINDHAM, Ont. - Provincial police say a homeowner is in shock after a deer carcass was tied to a mailbox in the southwestern Ontario community of Windham. They say the deer’s head was removed an...
Dec 16, 2017
Autopsies underway for pharmaceutical billionaires found dead in their home
TORONTO - Investigators are awaiting the results of autopsies performed on Apotex founder Barry Sherman and his wife Honey before determining next steps in the ongoing probe into their suspicious deat...
Dec 16, 2017
Employees purchase a local Saskatchewan paper to keep it from closing
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A group of employees at a Saskatchewan daily newspaper has reached a deal to purchase the outlet and run it as an independent publication, just over a week after a sister daily ...
Dec 16, 2017
Dellen Millard and Mark Smich found guilty in Laura Babcock's death
TORONTO - The grieving parents of a young Toronto woman who disappeared five years ago said a guilty verdict of first-degree murder Saturday for two men accused of killing their daughter brought justi...
Dec 16, 2017
Hydro One releases names of four employees killed in eastern Ontario helicopter crash
Best friends, soulmates, fiancees and boyfriends: that’s how friends and family are remembering some of the four Ontario utility workers who were killed in a helicopter crash in eastern Ontario ...
Dec 16, 2017
Change to CPP death benefit panned as insufficient to cover funeral costs
OTTAWA - A change to the Canada Pension Plan to provide a flat-rate death benefit to help low-income families cover funeral costs falls short of what funeral homes say is needed to cover the cost of a...
Dec 16, 2017
Tax on pot, cleaner fuel and sexual assault: how politics mattered this week
OTTAWA - Parliament Hill’s busiest social week of the year started with Liberals basking in byelection victories and culminated in a celebration of the Supreme Court’s chief justice, who i...
Dec 16, 2017
No winning ticket for Friday night's $60 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $60 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. However, five of the 15 Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each that were up for grabs were won. ...
Dec 15, 2017
