Category Archives: Canada
Elderly couple dead after shooting at Cobourg, Ont., hospital
COBOURG, Ont. - A place intended for healing became a scene of violence and trauma when two rounds of gunfire erupted in a southern Ontario hospital, killing an elderly married couple and leaving othe...
Oct 28, 2017
Southern Alberta couple whose daughter nearly died from infection gets 1 year
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A southern Alberta couple whose nine-year-old daughter nearly died in 2013 from a massive infection from cavities in her mouth has been sentenced to one year in jail. Justice James...
Oct 27, 2017
Former Winnipeg TV news director facing new bank robbery charges in Regina
WINNIPEG - A former Winnipeg television news director is facing more bank robbery charges. Regina police charged Stephen Vogelsang on Friday with three separate bank robberies in that city. Police say...
Oct 27, 2017
Alberta United Conservative leadership contenders vow to band together post-vote
EDMONTON - Alberta’s new United Conservative Party will have its first official leader on Saturday and all three contenders say job one after vote results are announced will be to join forces. &...
Oct 27, 2017
Saskatchewan Roughriders' old stadium goes out with a bang after 80 years
REGINA - A piece of Canadian football history has gone out with a bang in Regina. The last standing section of the Mosaic Stadium, home to the Saskatchewan Roughriders for 80 years, was demolished Fri...
Oct 27, 2017
'Napping on NAFTA': Harper blasts Trudeau government handling of negotiations
WASHINGTON - Stephen Harper has expressed alarm over his successor’s handling of NAFTA negotiations with the United States, with the former prime minister declaring the negotiations in real peri...
Oct 27, 2017
Dawson vs Morneau: if the laws aren't enough, who should take the next step?
OTTAWA - As controversy rages over whether Bill Morneau’s personal fortune has compromised his work as finance minister, the governing Liberals are taking shelter from the storm in the only plac...
Oct 27, 2017
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Oct. 27 --- PM TALKS TOUGH ON CARBON TAX: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will impose a higher price on carbon if Manitoba makes goo...
Oct 27, 2017
'Canada stays': Insiders say no change in strategy if Trump starts NAFTA pullout
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s escalating threat to trigger NAFTA’s cancellation clause as a high-pressure bargaining tactic has raised the question of what Canada’s response ...
Oct 27, 2017
Cynicism, children and fossil fuels: how politics touched Canadians this week
OTTAWA - Political cynics had plenty of fodder this week, with the curious timing of multibillion-dollar spending announcements and morphing Liberal views on veils. Parliament Hill was completely caug...
Oct 27, 2017
