Category Archives: Canada
Swiss group shows interest in acquiring Just For Laughs
MONTREAL - The man behind the Swiss-based production firm expressing interest in acquiring the Just For Laughs entertainment company said Monday the public image of the enterprise needs a serious make...
Oct 30, 2017
Quebec daycare educators hold one-day strike, affecting 21,000 children
MONTREAL - More than 11,000 daycare workers staged a one-day walkout across Quebec on Monday, forcing thousands of parents to seek alternate arrangements for their children. The job action affected so...
Oct 30, 2017
Detroit-Windsor Tunnel reopens after construction shutdown
DETROIT - An underwater commuter traffic tunnel between Detroit and Windsor, Ont., has reopened after being shut down for more than a week as part of a nearly $22-million renovation project. The Detro...
Oct 30, 2017
About 150,000 Hydro-Quebec clients without power as of Monday afternoon
MONTREAL - About 150,000 Hydro-Quebec customers remained without electricity as of late Monday afternoon after strong winds and heavy rain caused havoc with the province’s power grid. The utilit...
Oct 30, 2017
Six stories in the news for today, Oct. 30
Six stories in the news for Monday, Oct. 30 --- FEDS TO DELAY PLANNED INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING: The Canadian Press has learned the federal Liberals plan to shift some $2 billion in planned infrastructu...
Oct 30, 2017
Fraud trial for ex-deputy Quebec premier Nathalie Normandeau set for next April
QUEBEC - The fraud-related trial for ex-deputy Quebec premier Nathalie Normandeau and five co-accused has been set for next spring. Quebec court Judge Jean-Louis Lemay announced the date of April 9 at...
Oct 30, 2017
Family says at hearings that a 'white-passing' appearance alters police reaction
MEMBERTOU, N.S. - Family members of a murdered Inuk woman said Monday that merely appearing to be white often heightens police and public interest in a crime or missing person case involving an aborig...
Oct 30, 2017
Accused killer says he didn't care about girlfriend's feud with Laura Babcock
TORONTO - A man charged with murder told court on Monday that he slept with several women and didn’t care “too much” about an ongoing feud between his girlfriend and Laura Babcock, a...
Oct 30, 2017
Vancouver's notorious Downtown Eastside changes with development
VANCOUVER - Fraser Stuart looks at a chic, new tattoo shop metres away from the heart of Vancouver’s notorious Downtown Eastside and shakes his head. A man saunters by mumbling “Drugs?R...
Oct 30, 2017
Liberals to delay billions in planned infrastructure spending
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals plan to shift just over $2 billion in planned infrastructure spending to future years, reflecting slower-than-anticipated spending on the file, The Canadian Press has lea...
Oct 30, 2017
