Category Archives: Canada
Loto-Quebec taking bets on whether Donald Trump will still be in office in 2018
MONTREAL - Bets on the outcome of a Donald Trump presidency are officially open. On Wednesday, Loto-Quebec invited players on its Mise-o-jeu platform to wager on the following question: “Will Do...
May 31, 2017
2 Ontario school boards drop high jump at elementary level due to 'risk' factor
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. - They’ve been training for it, but students at elementary schools in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., won’t get a chance to show off their high jumping abilities at track an...
May 31, 2017
U of C research finds common acne drug can be used to treat multiple sclerosis
CALGARY - When Jill was 27, she woke up with tingling and numbness in her left hand that eventually spread to half her body. The Calgary woman, who did not want her last name used for fear it could hi...
May 31, 2017
Judge jails Cape Breton clown for sexually assaulting 15-year-old girl
SYDNEY, N.S. - A Cape Breton clown performer has been jailed two years for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl. Dale Rancourt, a native of Ontario who long performed as Klutzy the Clown, admitted h...
May 31, 2017
Madeleine Meilleur never spoke about languages post with Trudeau advisers: Joly
OTTAWA - The government’s choice for official languages commissioner never spoke about the post with two of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s closest advisers, Heritage Minister Melanie Joly...
May 31, 2017
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, June 7 --- ANNUAL DEFENCE SPENDING TO GROW BY $13.9B: Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said Wednesday that annual defence spending in Canada in 10 years will...
May 31, 2017
Karla Homolka volunteered at her childrens' elementary school: reports
MONTREAL - The day-to-day activities of Karla Homolka are once again causing a stir in Montreal after a media report said the convicted killer has been allowed to volunteer at an elementary school. Lo...
May 31, 2017
Muskox gets out of enclosure at Winnipeg zoo, but can't make great escape
Winnipeg’s Assiniboine Park Zoo is investigating how a muskox got out of its enclosure. It happened Friday when a 200 lb. male muskox escaped its holding area, though it didn’t get out of ...
May 31, 2017
Ex-nurse expected to plead guilty to 8 first-degree murder charges
TORONTO - The Canadian Press has learned that a former Ontario nurse accused of killing eight seniors in her care is expected to plead guilty to first-degree murder charges in their deaths at a court ...
May 31, 2017
Nova Scotia town looking to off-load armoured vehicle donated by Peter MacKay
NEW GLASGOW, N.S. - Members of the police force in New Glasgow, N.S., were all smiles in 2014 when Peter MacKay, the local MP and then defence minister, arranged for the Canadian military to give them...
May 31, 2017
