Category Archives: Canada
National program brings exceptional students together for learning, competition
FREDERICTON - Eighty teenagers screamed, squealed and jumped for joy Friday in a theatre at the University of New Brunswick, but instead of watching their favourite music or movie star, they were taki...
Jul 21, 2017
Canadian military aircraft have not flown in Syria for weeks: commander
OTTAWA - Canadian military aircraft involved in the fight against Islamic State militants have not flown over Syria for the past few weeks, though a senior officer denied any links Friday to Russian t...
Jul 21, 2017
MP on Canada-U.S. file says sharing NAFTA goals gives up negotiating advantage
OTTAWA - It would not make any sense for the Liberal government to divulge what they hope to get out of a new North American Free Trade Agreement, said Andrew Leslie, the parliamentary secretary for C...
Jul 21, 2017
Man found guilty in Eaton Centre shooting gets new trial after conviction overturned
TORONTO - A man who was found guilty of second-degree murder in a daytime shooting at Toronto’s landmark Eaton Centre mall was granted a new trial Friday after a judge found the jury that convic...
Jul 21, 2017
First Nations lawsuit blames government inaction for Husky oil spill
A First Nations lawsuit alleges that government inaction is at least partly to blame for a Husky Energy oil spill that fouled water supplies for tens of thousands of people along the North Saskatchewa...
Jul 21, 2017
Olympic boxer Mary Spencer has fond memories of North American Indigenous Games
TORONTO - Every time Mary Spencer looks at her ankle, she’s reminded of what she calls one of the most important events of her sporting career. It’s not the London Olympics, where she repr...
Jul 21, 2017
Federal Court of Appeal ruling deals setback for Pacific NorthWest LNG project
VANCOUVER - The National Energy Board must reconsider whether a proposed natural gas pipeline critical to the development of the Pacific NorthWest liquefied natural gas project falls within provincial...
Jul 21, 2017
Agriculture ministers reach five-year, $3-billion deal to boost farm sector
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Agriculture ministers signed a $3-billion partnership with Ottawa aimed at strengthening the industry and developing new markets as federal officials prepare for looming trade...
Jul 21, 2017
Beep Beep! Toronto Blind Jays hit the road for Beep Baseball World Series
TORONTO - With the crack of the bat, an umpire’s call and the hustle and bustle on the basepaths, baseball boasts a soundtrack all its own. At a Toronto Blind Jays practice, the collection of so...
Jul 21, 2017
More charges laid in case of alleged assault involving Toronto police officer
TORONTO - Ontario’s special investigations unit has laid more charges in a case in which a Toronto police officer is accused of assaulting a 19-year-old man. Toronto police Const. Michael Theria...
Jul 21, 2017
