Category Archives: Canada
Montreal police chief suspended and replaced by head of provincial force
MONTREAL - Quebec’s public security minister suspended the Montreal police chief on Wednesday after a damning report criticized Philippe Pichet’s inability to restore public faith in the m...
Dec 06, 2017
'I could hear her take her last breaths,' Garnier says during interrogation
HALIFAX - Christopher Garnier told a police interrogator he heard Catherine Campbell’s final breaths, and he was haunted by “seeing her, hearing her” gasp for air as he struggled to ...
Dec 06, 2017
Bank of Canada holds rate but cautiously signals hikes are on the horizon
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada stuck with its trend-setting interest rate Wednesday - but it offered fresh, yet cautious, warnings to Canadians that increases are likely on the way. The central bank has ...
Dec 06, 2017
Heritage, development at odds as cities come under pressure from growth
TORONTO - A move to add nearly 100 Toronto buildings to the city’s heritage registry list amid letters of objection - including from one owner who says his building is a “box” with &...
Dec 06, 2017
Nova Scotia capital commemorates catastrophic Halifax Explosion 100 years ago
HALIFAX - Rose Poirier stood on a hill overlooking Halifax harbour at 9:04 a.m. Wednesday, quietly marking the moment precisely 100 years before when the city’s bustling north end was obliterate...
Dec 06, 2017
Swoop to target millennials, young families and cross- border travellers: WestJet
WestJet Airlines Inc. plans to target millennials, young families and frugal travellers for its discount carrier Swoop which launches service next summer. The Calgary-based airline (TSX:WJA) said it e...
Dec 06, 2017
Tillerson, Trudeau to meet to discuss North Korea, says U.S. diplomat
GUANGZHOU, China - An American diplomat says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet later this month to discuss the North Korea nuclear standoff. But the pri...
Dec 06, 2017
Montreal events mark anniversary of 1989 shootings
MONTREAL - Bouquets of red, pink and white roses were laid outside Ecole polytechnique on Wednesday at the foot of a plaque bearing the names of the 14 women who were killed there 28 years ago. The tw...
Dec 06, 2017
Too many coincidences to be anything other than murder, prosecution says in Babcock case
TORONTO - Two men planned for months to kill a young Toronto woman who disappeared five years ago and then tried to cover up their crime by burning the evidence, court heard Wednesday. The prosecution...
Dec 06, 2017
Canada's ambassador for climate change leaves post after husband's death
OTTAWA - Canada’s ambassador for climate change has resigned from the position due to the sudden death of her husband. Jennifer MacIntyre was appointed to the post by Prime Minister Justin Trude...
Dec 05, 2017
