Category Archives: Canada
Quebec passes unanimous motion to impose provincial sales tax on Netflix
Quebec’s political parties formed a common front on Tuesday to demand companies such as Netflix pay provincial sales tax. All members of the legislature voted unanimously for a motion to “...
Oct 04, 2017
More than 60 charges, 37 taken to hospital after street party in London
LONDON, Ont. - Police say they have laid dozens of charges following an unsanctioned weekend street party attended by roughly 11,000 people in the university town of London, Ont. London police say the...
Oct 04, 2017
Negotiator on Iran nuke deal reportedly sentenced to prison
TEHRAN, Iran - A member of Iran’s team of nuclear negotiators that struck the 2015 deal with world powers has been sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted in Iran of espionage, a...
Oct 04, 2017
Auditor general says Nova Scotia government needs to tighten its fraud controls
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s auditor general says the provincial government needs tighter controls on potential fraud by senior public officials who have access to taxpayers’ money. Michael Pic...
Oct 04, 2017
TD to open cybersecurity office in Tel Aviv, plans to spend up to $5M
Toronto-Dominion Bank is opening a new office in Tel Aviv to tap Israel’s cybersecurity talent as companies of all stripes race to fortify their defences amid mounting threats. Jeff Henderson, T...
Oct 04, 2017
Woman dead, Quebec police officer shot during domestic dispute call near Montreal
SALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD, Que. - A Quebec provincial police officer remained in hospital late Wednesday after being shot while responding to a conjugal violence call in which a 65-year-old woman was k...
Oct 04, 2017
Five stories in the news for today, Oct. 4
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, Oct. 4 --- EDMONTON ATTACK SUSPECT ORDERED TO LEAVE U.S. American authorities say a Somali refugee accused of attacking a police officer and running down four p...
Oct 04, 2017
Clinton and Chretien praise NAFTA and each other during discussion in Montreal
MONTREAL - Former prime minister Jean Chretien says Canadians shouldn’t worry too much about U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to tear up the North American Free trade Agreement. ̶...
Oct 04, 2017
Man admits sneaking snakes over Canada-U.S. border in socks
BUFFALO, N.Y. - A Mississauga, Ont., resident who as caught trying to sneak snakes into Canada in his socks has pleaded guilty. Federal prosecutors in Buffalo, N.Y., say 28-year-old Chaoyi Le faces up...
Oct 03, 2017
Passengers, crew unhurt after plane hits deer in northern Alberta
CONKLIN, Alta. - Mounties say no one was hurt when a plane hit two deer while landing on the runway at a small airstrip in northern Alberta. Wood Buffalo RCMP say there were 43 passengers and four cre...
Oct 03, 2017
