Category Archives: Canada
Caroline Mulroney named Progressive Conservative candidate for Ontario riding
TORONTO - Caroline Mulroney has been named the Progressive Conservative nominee for the riding of York-Simcoe. Mulroney, vice-president of an investment firm and daughter of former Prime Minister Bria...
Sep 10, 2017
RCMP honour Mountie they say died responding to illegal border crossing call
REGINA - An annual RCMP service that honours fallen Mounties has this year paid tribute to an officer who the force says died while he was responding to a call about an illegal border crossing. Const....
Sep 10, 2017
Former PQ leader Pierre Karl Peladeau not ruling out a return to politics
MONTREAL - Former Parti Quebecois leader Pierre Karl Peladeau isn’t ruling out an eventual return to politics. The Quebecor CEO made the comments during a brief appearance at a party meeting in ...
Sep 10, 2017
Two parties name new candidates for Quebec City-area byelection
MONTREAL - Two Quebec political parties have named new candidates for a Quebec City byelection after their previous choices pulled out of the race. The Coalition for Quebec’s Future announced Su...
Sep 10, 2017
Firefighters hope to steer blaze away from national park by setting smaller fires
WATERTON, Alta. - Firefighters are planning to ignite small fires to coax a large wildfire away from the boundary of Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta. Parks Canada said Sunday that crews will c...
Sep 10, 2017
Fire evacuees from one Manitoba community are allowed to return home
ST. THERESA POINT, Man. - Residents who were evacuated from a northern Manitoba First Nation because of a wildfire are allowed to return home. The Canadian Red Cross, which has been managing the evacu...
Sep 10, 2017
TIFF film 'Current War' includes African-Canadian inventor Elijah McCoy
TORONTO - Famous inventors Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse and Nikola Tesla take the spotlight in “The Current War” but the period drama also includes a lesser-known Canadian genius, El...
Sep 10, 2017
NDP leadership hopefuls pitch members for support in final public debate
VANCOUVER - Federal NDP leadership hopefuls lined up Sunday to take shots at rival Jagmeet Singh during the eighth and final debate in the campaign to replace outgoing Leader Tom Mulcair. Singh, an On...
Sep 10, 2017
Ottawa signals plan to stay clear as provinces role out marijuana regulations
OTTAWA - The federal government appears ready to take a hands-off approach as provinces begin rolling out how they plan to police the sale and use of marijuana once it becomes legal. Ontario last week...
Sep 10, 2017
George Clooney on hurricane Harvey legacy: 'Houston is Syria'
TORONTO - George Clooney says the storm devastation wrought in Houston is akin to the damage suffered in war-torn Syria. The movie star made the analogy at a press conference to promote his latest dir...
Sep 10, 2017
