Category Archives: Canada
Parole board lifts alcohol restriction on B.C. man who killed at age 14
VANCOUVER - A parole board member has removed a ban on drinking alcohol for a young man who will spend the rest of his life under supervision for second-degree murder near 100 Mile House, B.C. Chad Bu...
Sep 21, 2017
Alberta not likely to follow through with spear hunt ban until fall 2018
EDMONTON - Alberta does not expect to make good on a promise to ban what it has called the archaic practice of spear-hunting until at least next fall as it considers rule changes that could include pr...
Sep 21, 2017
Fire call leads to 337 charges against man after numerous guns found in home
PICKERING, Ont. - A man is facing more than 300 weapons-related charges after firefighters responding to a carbon monoxide alarm at a home in a community east of Toronto found something suspicious. Du...
Sep 21, 2017
Canada border agent detentions of Mexicans surge to highest levels in decade
TORONTO - Detentions of Mexican nationals by Canadian border agents have surged dramatically this year to levels not seen in a decade, new figures obtained by The Canadian Press show. According to Can...
Sep 21, 2017
New deadline established for competition to design navy's new warships
OTTAWA - Defence companies and shipbuilders competing to design Canada’s new fleet of warships have been given until Nov. 17 to submit their proposals. It’s the third such deadline for the...
Sep 21, 2017
Consumer agencies warn about flood-damaged cars from U.S. hitting Cdn market
TORONTO - Consumer protection agencies are warning those shopping for used cars to stay alert as some vehicles damaged in the recent floods south of the border may appear on the Canadian market. The a...
Sep 21, 2017
Utilities commission seeks more data on Site C before final recommendation
VANCOUVER - A preliminary report raises more questions than answers about the future of the controversial $8.8-billion Site C dam, with the British Columbia Utilities Commission saying it needs more i...
Sep 21, 2017
B.C. elk wears antler-full of inner tube after second year tangling with trash
YOUBOU, B.C. - A Vancouver Island elk is once again festooned in debris, the second year in a row the young male has inadvertently decorated itself during mating season. Conservation officer Scott Nor...
Sep 21, 2017
Tax changes, anti-rich rhetoric have already inspired big fish to leave: Manley
OTTAWA - A big Canadian player has quietly picked up his chips and is heading for the exit amid the tumult over the Trudeau government’s controversial tax proposals. A business owner has informe...
Sep 21, 2017
WestJet breaks ground on hangar to accommodate new Dreamliner 787 widebody jet
CALGARY - WestJet Airlines Ltd. (TSX:WJA) is gearing up for delivery of its first Boeing Dreamliner 787 by breaking ground on a new $50-million hangar at the Calgary International Airport. The company...
Sep 21, 2017
