Category Archives: Canada
PM talks Donald Trump at Washington gala as first daughter Ivanka looks on
WASHINGTON - With Ivanka Trump looking on, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau explained why he’s hoping to get her father to include progressive ideas like protections for women, the environment, and...
Oct 10, 2017
'My dad was everything:' family urges driver of fatal gas-and-dash to surrender
THORSBY, Alta. - Family of a gas station owner killed in an apparent “gas and dash” in a small Alberta town says he often slept in his office so he could open and close the business each d...
Oct 10, 2017
Post-mortem exam confirms chronic brain injury in B.C. rodeo star Ty Pozzobon
SEATTLE - Neurologists from the University of Washington say a champion bull rider from British Columbia who died by suicide had a chronic brain condition. Ty Pozzobon, 25, died in January and his fam...
Oct 10, 2017
Feds say employee discounts won't be taxed after CRA document suggests they will
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government insists that employee discounts will not be taxed despite an updated Canada Revenue Agency document that suggested they will be. Political rivals and business lobby gro...
Oct 10, 2017
Central Alberta man's murder trial in deaths of parents, sister delayed 2 weeks
RED DEER, Alta. - A triple-murder trial has been delayed for a central Alberta man accused along with a friend of setting his family’s home on fire and killing his parents and sister. The trial ...
Oct 10, 2017
A look at nine candidates left in the government's supercluster competition
The federal government has narrowed down to nine the candidates for $950 million in funding for supercluster sites. The government hopes to create dense business areas with the initiative where large ...
Oct 10, 2017
Man leaves Halifax Chihuahua badly injured after throwing sign
A passerby allegedly threw a sign at a barking Chihuahua, shattering the small dog’s jaw and causing her to lose an eye. Police say a 36-year-old Halifax man was walking his own large dog on Dav...
Oct 10, 2017
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Oct. 10 --- FREELAND SAYS CANADA FACES UNCERTAINTY GOING INTO NAFTA TALKS: Canada finds itself navigating the most uncertain moment in international relation...
Oct 10, 2017
Politicians criticize Trudeau's reaction to critics of Energy East demise
EDMONTON - Federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should not go after critics of the cancelled Energy East pipeline project, but should look to his own actions. S...
Oct 10, 2017
Jagmeet Singh boasts of his hair, says ready to reveal it under right conditions
ALMA, Que. - Newly minted federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the hair nestled tightly under his turban is real and it’s spectacular. During a trip to Quebec’s Saguenay region Tuesday ah...
Oct 10, 2017
