Category Archives: Canada

Obama quotes from former U.S. president's Montreal appearance
MONTREAL - Former U.S. president Barack Obama held a question-and-answer session after a speech to the Montreal Board of Trade on Tuesday. Here are some quotes from that exchange: Economy: “The ...
Kayla Derkach Jun 06, 2017

Research suggests T. Rex was covered in scales instead of feathers
EDMONTON - Research suggests Tyrannosaurus rex and some of its close relatives were covered in tiny scales and not feathers as many scientists previously thought. An international team of researchers,...
Kayla Derkach Jun 06, 2017
First supervised injection site to open in Surrey but some say they won't use it
SURREY, B.C. - Drug users will start injecting their own heroin or other illicit substances at a new supervised injection site opening this week in Surrey, B.C., in efforts to curb a crisis in overdos...
Kayla Derkach Jun 06, 2017
B.C. veterinary group sorry for discrimination against South Asian members
VANCOUVER - A group representing veterinarians across British Columbia has apologized for discriminating against some of its South Asian members and is vowing to do better. The College of Veterinarian...
Kayla Derkach Jun 06, 2017
Quotes, reaction to Freeland foreign policy speech
OTTAWA - Some quotes from Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland’s foreign policy speech Tuesday and reaction to it: “To put it plainly: Canadian diplomacy and development sometimes re...
Kayla Derkach Jun 06, 2017
'It hurts:' Family angry over jailing, shackling of sex assault victim
EDMONTON - The family of an indigenous sex assault victim who was jailed and shackled while testifying against her attacker is angry about how she was treated by Alberta’s justice system and wan...
Kayla Derkach Jun 06, 2017
Five things about Minister Chrystia Freeland's foreign policy speech
OTTAWA - Remember Responsible Conviction? That was so 2016. That was the label Stephane Dion gave to Canada’s foreign policy last year when Barack Obama was in the White House and Prime Minister...
Kayla Derkach Jun 06, 2017
Why Watergate prosecutor calls this a big moment: two suspenseful days for Trump
WASHINGTON - It’s the political nailbiter Washington has been awaiting. A local bar is opening early to serve Russian vodka and an ‘FBI’ breakfast - French toast, bacon and ice cream...
Kayla Derkach Jun 06, 2017

The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, June 6 --- FREELAND SAYS CANADA NEEDS TO SPEND MORE ON MILITARY: Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canadians need to spend billions on “h...
Kayla Derkach Jun 06, 2017
Autopsy report shows Canadian killed fighting ISIL died from head injury: mother
An Ontario woman whose son was killed secretly fighting against Islamic State militants in northern Syria last year says she was devastated to finally learn the details of his death. Tina Martino says...
Kayla Derkach Jun 06, 2017

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