Category Archives: Canada
Man drunk and speeding before crash that killed B.C. Mountie: Crown
COLWOOD, B.C. - A man who sped his truck through a red light and rammed a RCMP cruiser, killing the officer inside, had a blood-alcohol level more than three times the legal limit, the Crown said Wedn...
Jun 28, 2017
Health Canada to allow importation of drugs needed to treat opioid addiction
TORONTO - Provinces and territories are now able to import urgently needed medications that are not available in Canada to treat the growing incidence of opioid dependence under new Health Canada regu...
Jun 28, 2017
A look at key events in the triple-murder investigation of Derek Saretzky
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Derek Saretzky was found guilty Wednesday in the killing of a father, a toddler and a senior in southwestern Alberta. A jury convicted the 24-year-old of three counts of first-degr...
Jun 28, 2017
Ontario proposes banning real estate agents from representing seller and buyer
TORONTO - Ontario is proposing banning the practice of double ending, in which a real estate agent represents both a buyer and a seller in a transaction. The province’s Liberal government announ...
Jun 28, 2017
Whale movements giving officials hope for survival of wayward beluga
CACOUNA, Que. - Officials involved with the rescue of a wayward beluga whale earlier this month in northern New Brunswick are cautiously optimistic for its future. The beluga, which is about two metre...
Jun 28, 2017
Moose calf still wanders southeast B.C., after deaths of mother, sibling
FERNIE, B.C. - A search is underway for an orphaned moose calf in southeastern British Columbia that has managed to evade predators, vehicles and capture. The roughly three-week-old calf was one of tw...
Jun 28, 2017
Shopify sees big uptick in U.S. job applicants after Trump's election, CEO says
TORONTO - It’s a great time for Canadian startups to attract top talent from south of the border as the U.S. government is creating an unwelcoming environment, the chief executive of Shopify say...
Jun 28, 2017
Quebec invests $147 million in five-year plan to help First Nations and Inuit
Quebec is investing $147 million to help the social and cultural development of First Nations and Inuit in the province. With the five-year plan, the province wants to introduce new services to improv...
Jun 28, 2017
Penn West shares plunge after SEC files fraud charges involving three former execs
CALGARY - Shares in Penn West Petroleum dropped sharply Wednesday morning after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced it had filed fraud-related charges against it and three former fin...
Jun 28, 2017
Five Eyes stress sharing information to battle 'relentless' terrorist plots
OTTAWA - Security and justice officials from the Five Eyes countries plan to explore “more timely and detailed” information sharing to detect terrorists and extremist fighters. Daesh and i...
Jun 28, 2017
