Category Archives: Canada
B.C. judge to deliver verdict for two men in polygamy case dating back to 1990s
CRANBROOK, B.C. - A verdict is expected Monday in a trial of two former leaders of a British Columbia fundamentalist church who are charged with polygamy. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Sheri Ann Donegan ...
Jul 23, 2017
Winds create concerns as some B.C. wildfire evacuees return home
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Residents of two communities evacuated due to wildfires in British Columbia have been allowed to return, but officials say it’s unclear when thousands of others will be allowed ...
Jul 23, 2017
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $5 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $5 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, a ticket sold in Quebec claimed the guaranteed $1 million dollar prize. The jackpot f...
Jul 23, 2017
Alberta's right united again: PCs and Wildrose approve merger of two parties
RED DEER, Alta. - Alberta’s political landscape profoundly shifted Saturday as its two main conservative parties - enemies for a decade - overwhelmingly agreed to end their feud and work as one ...
Jul 22, 2017
Trudeau becomes first sitting prime minister to march in Halifax Pride parade
HALIFAX - Throngs of people lined the streets of downtown Halifax Saturday to see a sitting prime minister walk in the city’s Pride parade for the first time. The rainbow-clad crowd erupted in c...
Jul 22, 2017
Credit agency pushes feds to give it access to list of social insurance numbers
OTTAWA - An international credit reporting agency is pushing the federal government to give it access to a monthly list of new social insurance numbers despite years of rejections over privacy concern...
Jul 22, 2017
Man faces charges after allegedly chasing down parking officer who ticketed him
Toronto police say a 27-year-old man was charged with assault after he allegedly threatened and chased down a parking enforcement officer with his car. Investigators say the officer saw an unnocupied ...
Jul 22, 2017
Transgender inmate in B.C. wins right to move to a federal prison for women
VANCOUVER - A transgender inmate in British Columbia has won a years-long battle to serve the remainder of her sentence for first-degree murder at a women’s prison. Fallon Aubee is one of the fi...
Jul 22, 2017
No winning ticket for Friday night's $10 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $10 million dollar jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on July 28 will grow to approximately $15 millio...
Jul 22, 2017
Federal government to supply more funds for B.C. wildfire response
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The federal government is promising more funding to support residents affected by raging wildfires in British Columbia as some of the thousands of people displaced prepare to return h...
Jul 22, 2017
