Category Archives: Canada
Obama decries lack of U.S. leadership on climate; defends 'international order'
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Barack Obama met at a restaurant Tuesday night following the former U.S. president’s speech to the Montreal Board of Trade. Trudeau tweeted a picture...
Jun 06, 2017
B.C. trial for 3 men accused of killing gang leader ordered to proceed
KELOWNA, B.C. - The trial for three men accused of killing a gang leader in Kelowna, B.C., six years ago will continue. Defence lawyers for Jason McBride, Michael Jones and Jujhar Singh Khun-Khun had ...
Jun 05, 2017
$1 million birthday win for Kelowna, B.C., man planning to pay off mortgage
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man had a happy birthday indeed by winning $1 million. The B.C. Lottery Corp. says David McLeod of Kelowna bought a 6/49 ticket for a draw on May 17, which happened to b...
Jun 05, 2017
Trudeau says he'll stay focused on Canadians', and Quebecers', real priorities
OTTAWA - Canada faces a lot of challenges that won’t get addressed if the country gets “bogged down” in another round of constitutional haggling, Justin Trudeau said Monday. The prim...
Jun 05, 2017
Thieves looking for big scores with stolen truck tailgates: B.C. police
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Truck owners in four Vancouver-area communities are being warned about thieves targeting vehicles for their pricey tailgates. Const. Ian MacDonald of the Abbotsford Police Departmen...
Jun 05, 2017
Postal-workers union wants Canada Post to 'come clean' on theft statistics
VANCOUVER - The union representing postal workers wants Canada Post to release the number of community mailboxes that have been broken into across the country. Mike Palecek, national president of the ...
Jun 05, 2017
Edmonton man accused of assaulting reporter fined for uttering threats
EDMONTON - A man accused of assaulting a reporter during a rally at the Alberta legislature has been fined after pleading guilty to uttering threats. Jason Dion Bews was charged in January with utteri...
Jun 05, 2017
Ontario human rights tribunal mulls hearing Cleveland Indians complaint
TORONTO - Ontario’s human rights tribunal is considering hearing a complaint that seeks to bar the Cleveland Indians from being able to use their team name or wear specific logos at major league...
Jun 05, 2017
Canadian general expects extension of anti-ISIL mission in Iraq and Syria
OTTAWA - The commander of the Canadian Forces mission in Iraq and Syria says he expects the government to extend the operation past its scheduled expiry date at the end of the month. Brig.-Gen. Dan Ma...
Jun 05, 2017
Trump credits Canada's privatized air-traffic control; wants U.S. to follow suit
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump credited Canada’s air-traffic control system as he proposed Monday to follow suit with a privatization process similar to the one implemented two decades ago ...
Jun 05, 2017
