Category Archives: Canada
Artificial intelligence to fuel a new cybersecurity race, say experts
MONTREAL - Technological advances in artificial intelligence are fuelling a new race between hackers and those toiling to protect cybersecurity networks. Cybersecurity is always a race between offence...
Dec 07, 2017
B.C. byelection a test of Trudeau's popularity, Scheer's rookie leadership
SURREY, B.C. - Inside a colourful candy shop in a bustling Vancouver suburb, Andrew Scheer and Kerry-Lynne Findlay marvelled at delicate British chocolate bars, chewy Red Vines and an edible Monopoly ...
Dec 07, 2017
Judge instructs jury in Babcock case about "complex" body of circumstantial evidence
TORONTO - The murder case of a young woman whose body has not been found hinges upon a “large and complex” body of circumstantial evidence, a Toronto judge said Thursday as he instructed t...
Dec 07, 2017
Trudeau departs China without securing commitment start to free trade talks
GUANGZHOU, China - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau departed China on Thursday without securing the start of free trade talks with the world’s second-largest economy, but said Canadians need to low...
Dec 06, 2017
Site C decision could come as early as Friday as B.C. NDP cabinet meets
VICTORIA - Officials in Premier John Horgan’s office say the government’s decision on the future of the controversial Site C hydroelectric dam could come as early as Friday. Speaking on ba...
Dec 06, 2017
Man charged after woman faces religion-based threat on Vancouver train
VANCOUVER - A man has been charged with assault after police say a woman was the subject of a religion-based threat on a train in Vancouver on Monday night. Metro Vancouver Transit Police say the woma...
Dec 06, 2017
Flu cases showing up earlier than usual, could be harbinger of bad season: experts
TORONTO - The influenza season in Canada could be shaping up to be a potentially nasty one, with a mixed bag of viruses already circulating in much of the country, say infectious diseases experts. The...
Dec 06, 2017
Great plate fight: Saskatchewan, Alberta tussle over job site licence plates
EDMONTON - Alberta promised a court fight and mocked Saskatchewan’s lagging economy following a move by its neighbour to the east to ban Alberta licence plates on future job sites. “(Saska...
Dec 06, 2017
Expert can't say if writing on Winnipeg letter bombs from same source
WINNIPEG - A handwriting expert says he can’t say for sure if writing on letter bombs sent to various places in Winnipeg may have come from the same source. Guido Amsel has pleaded not guilty to...
Dec 06, 2017
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Dec. 6 --- GUILTY VERDICT HANDED DOWN IN LINDHOUT KIDNAPPING: An Ontario judge has handed down a guilty verdict in the kidnapping of Amanda Lindhout in Som...
Dec 06, 2017
