Category Archives: Canada
GTA police help lost pot-bellied pig get home safe and sound
BURLINGTON, Ont. - A lost pet pig is home safe and sound thanks to a Toronto-area police officer who proved herself handy with a makeshift lasso. Two Halton regional police officers were called to a r...
Jun 29, 2017
Amazon says Prime signups in Canada grew 80 per cent in 2016
TORONTO - Amazon says sign-ups for its Amazon Prime membership program grew 80 per cent in Canada in 2016. The world’s largest online retailer wouldn’t disclose the total number of Canadia...
Jun 29, 2017
Another painful year in Alberta, but NDP government sees positive economic signs
EDMONTON - Alberta ended its most recent fiscal year with a $10.8 billion deficit and $33.3 billion in debt, but Finance Minister Joe Ceci said Thursday the economic outlook is improving and the NDP g...
Jun 29, 2017
Home Capital hones in on new CEO as it works to restore market confidence
TORONTO - Home Capital Group says it’s narrowed down potential CEO candidates to a “short short list” and is weeks away from making an announcement, as it strives to reverse its fort...
Jun 29, 2017
About 10 children suffer minor injuries in school bus crash north of Montreal
BOISBRIAND, Que. - About 10 children were slightly injured after their school bus collided with a truck just north of Montreal on Thursday, Quebec provincial police said. The bus ended up in a ditch f...
Jun 29, 2017
Friendship forged in devastating earthquake brings New Zealand family to Toronto
TORONTO - A Toronto couple who found refuge from a devastating earthquake in the home of perfect strangers on the other side of the world is playing host to their benefactors and relishing the chance ...
Jun 29, 2017
Research ties ocean currents to norovirus outbreak at B.C. oyster farms
VANCOUVER - Researchers with the BC Centre for Disease Control may have pinpointed how a mysterious norovirus outbreak spread, forcing the closure of 13 West Coast oyster farms and curtailing operatio...
Jun 29, 2017
Softwood fight squeezes forestry firm with unique cross-border operations
The Canadian-U.S. softwood battle is putting the squeeze on one eastern company with a unique vulnerability to such disputes - its operations cross the border between the two countries. Headquartered ...
Jun 29, 2017
Respect Indigenous Peoples who don't want to celebrate Canada 150, Trudeau urges
OTTAWA - An indigenous demonstration teepee was moved onto Parliament Hill Thursday evening after a man was arrested for assaulting at least one of the activists. The Bawaating Water Protectors from S...
Jun 29, 2017
Inclusive education largely failing students in Nova Scotia, commission finds
HALIFAX - Inclusive education is largely failing both special needs students and their peers in Nova Scotia, a new report says. The independent commission on inclusive education, struck three months a...
Jun 29, 2017
