Category Archives: Canada
'He said, No, no, no': Trump tells crowd about trade disagreement with Trudeau
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump regaled a rally of supporters Friday night with a story about a disagreement with Canada’s prime minister, then sprinkled his tale with some questionable...
Dec 08, 2017
Saskatoon Public Schools backing away from Christmas charity, Samaritan's Purse
Saskatoon Public Schools says it will no longer support a Christmas charity after this holiday season because of concerns about the organization behind the drive. The school division says the Samarita...
Dec 08, 2017
'He said, No, no, no': Trump tells crowd about trade disagreement with Trudeau
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump regaled a rally of supporters Friday night with a story about a disagreement with Canada’s prime minister, then sprinkled his tale with some questionable...
Dec 08, 2017
University of Regina to study effects of job on mental health of Mounties
REGINA - The University of Regina has been commissioned to study the effects of policing on the mental health of RCMP officers. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale made the announcement Friday at the...
Dec 08, 2017
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Dec. 8 --- SUPREME COURT HANDS OUT RULING ON TEXT MESSAGE PRIVACY: The Supreme Court of Canada said on Friday that Canadians should be able to expect text mes...
Dec 08, 2017
Raccoon boards subway in Toronto, causes delay as crews try to capture it
TORONTO - One of Toronto’s infamous raccoons startled some commuters when it boarded a subway train in the city on Friday. The Toronto Transit Commission says the furry critter made its way onto...
Dec 08, 2017
Quebec hikes fines and penalties and tightens rules for young drivers
Quebec’s transport minister tabled a strict new road safety bill Friday that significantly increases fines for anyone caught using a cellphone behind the wheel and also tightens rules for new dr...
Dec 08, 2017
Joly says it's up to Morneau, not her, to decide whether to tax Netflix
MONTREAL - The federal heritage minister says she never agreed to exempt online streaming giant Netflix from any sales tax on its service as part of a deal that has been a political nightmare in her h...
Dec 08, 2017
Baseball bat attack outside mall may have been racially motivated: police
ST. THOMAS, Ont. - A 36-year-old man is facing charges in what police in St. Thomas, Ont., say may have been a racially motivated attack. Police say they were called Thursday afternoon to a mall parki...
Dec 08, 2017
Edmonton imposes one-year ban on combative sport events following boxer's death
Edmonton councillors have voted to impose a one-year moratorium on any new combative sports events in the city following the June death of a boxer. The bylaw change is to remain in place until Dec. 31...
Dec 08, 2017
