Category Archives: Canada
Six stories in the news for today, June 30
Six stories in the news for Friday, June 30 --- NDP TO FORM MINORITY GOVERNMENT IN B.C. The NDP will form a minority government in British Columbia after the Liberals were defeated Thursday in a non-c...
Jun 30, 2017
B.C.'s new NDP premier wasn't always on the path to becoming a political leader
VANCOUVER - John Horgan’s fight for society’s underdogs started early in life. His father died from a brain aneurysm when he was 18 months old. Money was tight for his mother who struggled...
Jun 30, 2017
Oil price slump removes the 'outrageous' from Calgary Stampede party plans
CALGARY - Michael Werbisky fondly remembers getting the shaft at the posh Hyatt Regency Hotel during the Calgary Stampede about 10 years ago. The owner of Western Decor and Displays says he won a $50,...
Jun 30, 2017
A look at what B.C.'s new NDP government is promising, with help from the Greens
VICTORIA - Some of the key elements of a deal between the NDP and Green party on a minority government in British Columbia: - The legislature would be recalled within one month of the swearing in of a...
Jun 30, 2017
Prosecutor urges strong message with sentence of 18 months in child-bride case
CRANBROOK, B.C. - A special prosecutor has asked a judge to send a strong message of denunciation in sentencing a man and woman who took a 13-year-old girl over the U.S. border to marry the now-impris...
Jun 30, 2017
Construction zone flagger seriously injured in hit-and-run caught on video
BURNABY, B.C. - RCMP say a woman has been arrested after a flagger at a construction zone was seriously injured in a hit-and-run in Burnaby, B.C., that was all caught on video. Video posted on the Int...
Jun 29, 2017
Canadian, European studies link key pesticide to weakened honeybee hives
TORONTO - A new study by Canadian researchers has found that honeybees have been exposed to a controversial pesticide for much longer than previously thought at levels that have led to higher mortalit...
Jun 29, 2017
What's up for Canada Day? For a change, it's not average gasoline prices
CALGARY - Canadian motorists hitting the road for the country’s 150th Canada Day weekend are expected to find the lowest average gasoline prices in seven years, according to GasBuddy.com. The re...
Jun 29, 2017
Tim Hortons poutine doughnuts amuse, disgust social media users before launch
TORONTO - A plan by Tim Hortons to offer poutine doughnuts at certain U.S. locations on Canada Day is drawing a mix of amusement and disgust online. The peculiar treat, described by the company as a C...
Jun 29, 2017
Low mosquito count in Winnipeg 'uncharted territory:' insect control official
WINNIPEG - Some Manitobans jokingly refer to mosquitoes as their unofficial provincial bird, but Winnipeg has been unusually free of the pesky insects so far this year. Ken Nawolsky, the city’s ...
Jun 29, 2017
