Category Archives: Canada

Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Sept. 28 --- TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT WANTS AMERICAN COMPANIES TO PROMOTE CANADIAN CULTURE: The Liberal government has released a cultural policy that calls for m...

HALIFAX - A year after Halifax decided to consider naming a street after Sidney Crosby, the hockey superstar suddenly finds himself embroiled in an ugly political mess that has some residents openly m...

VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court lawsuit accuses the federal government of maliciously supplying false information about terrorist-related activity to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation in order...

OTTAWA - A salmonella outbreak that left 13 people ill in four provinces this summer has been linked to frozen raw breaded chicken products. The Public Health Agency of Canada says seven cases were fr...

EDMONTON - An Alberta judge has refereed a dispute over a pair of Edmonton Oilers season tickets. According to court documents Beverly and Donald McLeod, both avid National Hockey League fans, separat...

TORONTO - The Ontario government has introduced a new bill it says will improve transparency in the province’s health care system. The wide-ranging changes would amend 10 existing pieces of legi...

MONTREAL - Filmmaker Denis Villeneuve said he was warned by the director of the first “Blade Runner” that he better do his homework before embarking on a remake of the film. The Quebec dir...

REGINA - A Regina police officer has taken to Twitter, asking what it will take to stop impaired driving. Const. Curtis Warnar said a driver pulled over Wednesday morning blew four times the limit whi...

OTTAWA - A government bill that is supposed to increase transparency for Canadians would actually do the opposite, the federal information watchdog said Thursday. In a report presented to Parliament, ...

CORNER BROOK, N.L. - The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is asking for the public’s help as the search continues for a loaded magazine from an officer’s gun. Police in Corner Brook say the...