Category Archives: Canada
Supreme Court restores extradition orders in B.C. 'honour killing' case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has cleared the path for extradition of two B.C. residents to India to face murder charges in the so-called honour killing of a young woman. In a 9-0 judgment Frid...
Sep 08, 2017
Two arrested after sailboat arrives in Nova Scotia carrying suspected cocaine
HALIFAX - Two men are facing drug charges after more than 250 kilograms of suspected cocaine was found hidden on a sailboat, which arrived in Nova Scotia from the Caribbean as darkness fell Sunday nig...
Sep 08, 2017
Thunder Bay, Ont., police chief to stand trial as early as December, lawyer says
THUNDER BAY, Ont. - The police chief of Thunder Bay, Ont., is now expected to stand trial on charges of breach of trust and attempting to obstruct justice as early as December. Chief J.P. Levesque wai...
Sep 08, 2017
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for August, by province
OTTAWA - Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.2 per cent in August. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador 14.7 per cent...
Sep 08, 2017
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for August, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.2 per cent in August. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, ho...
Sep 08, 2017
National employment numbers for August from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at August employment numbers (previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.2 per cent (6.3) Employment rate: 61.6 per cent (61.6) Labour force participation rate: 65.7 per c...
Sep 08, 2017
Labour market posts ninth-straight monthly gain as jobless rate dips to 6.2%
OTTAWA - The labour market expanded for a ninth-consecutive month to register its longest job-creating streak since before the financial crisis nine years ago, Statistics Canada said Friday. The incre...
Sep 08, 2017
N.B., Sask. premiers, Alberta minister blast regulator's handling of Energy East
CALGARY - Canadian politicians whose jurisdictions could benefit from a proposed multibillion-dollar oil pipeline are accusing the country’s energy regulator of creating uncertainty about the fu...
Sep 08, 2017
Ontario unveils plan to sell marijuana in LCBO stores when pot is legalized
TORONTO - Ontario is the first province out of the gate with a detailed plan to sell and distribute recreational marijuana when Ottawa legalizes it next summer. The Liberal government announced Friday...
Sep 08, 2017
Newfoundland students get bottled water after well near cemetery raises concerns
MOBILE, N.L. - Students in Newfoundland are drinking bottled water amid concerns about how close their high school’s well is to an adjacent graveyard. They attend Mobile Central High School, abo...
Sep 08, 2017
