Category Archives: Canada
Five things to know about how the Conservatives will choose a new leader
OTTAWA - Conservative party members have begun voting to select their new leader, with mail-in ballots now returning to a depot in Toronto ahead of the official vote count on Saturday. Here are five t...
May 25, 2017
A look at the federal Conservative leadership race, by the numbers
OTTAWA - A look at the federal Conservative leadership race, by the numbers. 445: Length, in days, of the leadership contest. 16: Number of people who officially entered. 3: Number of candidates who d...
May 25, 2017
Man pleads guilty in crash that killed Mountie in British Columbia
COLWOOD, B.C. - A man whose truck crashed into an RCMP officer’s cruiser killing a 32-year-old constable pleaded guilty Thursday to two charges in a Victoria-area court. Kenneth Fenton, 28, plea...
May 25, 2017
Hungry Newfoundland moose destroys Maple Leaf tulip display: 'A giant salad bar'
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - In a collision of Canadian icons, a hungry moose destroyed a Maple Leaf tulip display planted to mark Canada 150 celebrations in St. John’s. The intruder left tell-tale ...
May 25, 2017
Liberals fork over another $30 million to keep Canada at F-35 table
OTTAWA - Canada has quietly paid another $30 million toward development of the F-35 - money that could become insurance in the trade dispute between U.S. aerospace firm Boeing and Canadian rival Bomba...
May 25, 2017
Alberta Energy Regulator to reconsider Suncor tailings plan it rejected
CALGARY - Alberta’s energy watchdog has agreed to reconsider a plan by Suncor Energy to clean up its tailings ponds so as to take into account new technology the oilsands giant plans to use. The...
May 25, 2017
Man wins new sex-assault hearing due to trial lawyer's poor performance
TORONTO - A man convicted of sexually assaulting two girls deserves a new hearing because he was blindsided at trial about a statement he had given to police, Ontario’s top court has ruled. In i...
May 25, 2017
Modernization of payment systems long overdue amid rapid changes: BoC official
The country’s payments infrastructure is long overdue for an update to ensure financial system stability amid the rapid advance of new technologies and the risks that accompany them, a senior Ba...
May 25, 2017
Families of missing, murdered women urge critics to get behind national inquiry
OTTAWA - Bernie Williams says she and other indigenous women have already been to hell and back - and now is not the time to give up on a national public inquiry they’ve spent decades fighting f...
May 25, 2017
Federal government's methane emission reduction plan raises industry concerns
CALGARY - Tougher methane emission regulations unveiled Thursday are expected to create oil and gas services jobs, but have raised concern that the costs of implementation could further weaken an indu...
May 25, 2017
