Category Archives: Canada

Knives coming out: Trump fans float idea of firing investigator Mueller
WASHINGTON - High-profile supporters of Donald Trump have begun attacking the independent investigator looking into the Russia affair, raising the question of whether the president could indeed attemp...
Kayla Derkach Jun 12, 2017
Alberta man still in custody after alleged threats against safety minister
CALGARY - An Alberta man made a brief appearance in court Monday after being charged with making threats against Canada’s public safety minister. RCMP allege the threats against Ralph Goodale we...
Kayla Derkach Jun 12, 2017

The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, June 12 --- CANADA AND U.S. ‘QUITE FAR APART’ ON SOFTWOOD, FEDS SAY: Canada and the United States remain “quite far apart” on negotiat...
Kayla Derkach Jun 12, 2017

Big banks defend their records to MPs amid allegations of questionable practices
OTTAWA - Canada’s big banks defended their business practices Monday before a parliamentary committee that’s been exploring allegations of questionable sales methods at major financial ins...
Kayla Derkach Jun 12, 2017

Sidney Crosby fans celebrate Cup win with pilgrimage to famous dryer
HALIFAX - Mere hours after Sidney Crosby won his third Stanley Cup, the hometown museum that touts itself as “Home of the Sidney Crosby Exhibit” was already coveting new keepsakes. “...
Kayla Derkach Jun 12, 2017
Father describes finding son's body at Alberta triple-murder trial
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The father of an Alberta man who was killed almost two years ago described in court Monday finding his son’s lifeless body and his two-year-old granddaughter missing. Derek S...
Kayla Derkach Jun 12, 2017
Toronto-area police warn crane climbing has become a dangerous trend
Toronto-area police are warning the public about the dangers of climbing construction cranes, noting that the practice has become a dangerous trend. Police in York Region say they’ve charged fou...
Kayla Derkach Jun 12, 2017

CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais says he did not reapply for position
TORONTO - The chairman of Canada’s telecommunications regulator says he is not reapplying for the role, days before his five-year term - one marked by clashes with industry at a time of seismic ...
Kayla Derkach Jun 12, 2017

Former Alberta politician one of the oldest Canadians to summit Mount Everest
RED DEER, Alta. - A former Alberta politician has become one of the oldest Canadians to summit Mount Everest. John Oldring, who served as a member of the legislature from 1986 to 1993 after spending m...
Kayla Derkach Jun 12, 2017

'Use your head but follow your heart': ill MP delivers plea to Parliament
OTTAWA - MPs in the Commons paused Monday to listen to an emotional speech by Ontario MP Arnold Chan, who spoke of his struggle with cancer while he appealed to his fellow parliamentarians for more ci...
Kayla Derkach Jun 12, 2017

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