Category Archives: Canada
Four years after Lac-Megantic, Montreal researchers seek model to reduce risk
MONTREAL - The dangers of transporting hazardous goods by train were highlighted in tragic fashion four years ago, when an oil-laden runaway train derailed and crashed in the centre of Lac-Megantic, Q...
Jul 05, 2017
Liberals taking 'prudent amount of time' with jet competition: RCAF commander
OTTAWA - The head of the Royal Canadian Air Force has refuted suggestions, including from more than a dozen of his predecessors, that the Trudeau government is needlessly dragging its feet on new figh...
Jul 05, 2017
Kelly Ripa vacations in 'beautiful, pristine, unspoiled' Vancouver
NEW YORK - American talk show host Kelly Ripa spent most of her opening segment Wednesday extolling the virtues of Vancouver and British Columbia. Ripa has returned to New York after spending several ...
Jul 05, 2017
Military pilots' memories led to improper decisions during Aurora mishap:report
HALIFAX - Memories of past flights led military pilots astray as they tried to avoid an accident during an aborted takeoff two years ago that badly damaged an Aurora aircraft, says a safety report rel...
Jul 05, 2017
Appeal court reduces man's drug sentence because of Aboriginal status
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador’s highest court is divided over how to address the aboriginal status of a man who only briefly mentioned he was Mi’kmaq at his sentencing...
Jul 05, 2017
Veterans affairs minister urges patience on pensions for injured ex-soldiers
CALGARY - Canada’s veterans affairs minister is urging patience from injured ex-soldiers growing frustrated waiting for a government plan that would give them pensions for life. The Liberal gove...
Jul 05, 2017
New Vancouver rules would allow most Airbnb-style rentals, with a licence
Vancouver is proposing new regulations for short-term rentals including Airbnb and Expedia that would require hosts to hold a licence and only allow them to rent out their primary residence. The city ...
Jul 05, 2017
Indigenous students, student union push Ryerson University to change its name
TORONTO - A student-led campaign at Ryerson University is pushing for the school to change its name out of respect for residential school survivors. But the proposal from the Ryerson Students Union an...
Jul 05, 2017
Motorist charged with biting pedestrian in Kingston, Ont., road rage incident
KINGSTON, Ont. - Police are calling it a case of road rage. A 58-year-old Kingston, Ont., motorist is accused of biting a pedestrian who yelled at him. Investigators say the pedestrian was trying to c...
Jul 05, 2017
Alberta energy regulator turns to Supreme Court on well abandonment ruling
CALGARY - Alberta’s energy regulator has asked the Supreme Court of Canada to review a ruling that could allow energy companies to walk away from cleaning up abandoned oil wells and affect indus...
Jul 05, 2017
