Category Archives: Canada
N.S. parties trade accusations about 'playing politics' with sexual assault
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s Liberal and Tory parties are pointing fingers at one another for “playing politics” with sexual assault. Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie said Su...
May 21, 2017
Montreal's famous St-Viateur bagel shop still rolling 60 years later
MONTREAL - Ask any Montrealer and they’ll tell you: the bagels taste different here. Chewy, sesame-rolled and slightly sweet, Montreal bagels have become internationally famous — and as Jo...
May 21, 2017
Police watchdog review to include two recent cases of Indigenous youth
THUNDER BAY, Ont. - A police watchdog will include the recent cases of two teens in its systemic review of how the Thunder Bay Police Service investigates the deaths and disappearances of Indigenous p...
May 21, 2017
How schools became key issue in Nova Scotia election campaign: 'It's big'
HALIFAX - The leaders of Nova Scotia’s main opposition parties say they’re getting an earful from voters about education on the provincial campaign trail. “It’s big,” NDP...
May 21, 2017
Boy, 8, found dead in northwestern Ontario provincial park
KENORA, Ont. - Provincial police in Kenora, Ont., say an eight-year-old boy was found dead at Rushing River Provincial Park. OPP say they were called to investigate reports of a missing person. They s...
May 21, 2017
Grand chief's 120-km walk to counter Canada 150 festivities, honour resilience
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba indigenous leader plans to walk 120 kilometres next month in a decidedly different commemoration of Canada’s 150th birthday. Derek Nepinak, grand chief of the Assembly of M...
May 21, 2017
Monkeys, kangaroos and camels sold at auction as Ontario considers legislation
MONO, Ont. - Monkeys, kangaroos and camels are brought into the ring as the auctioneer bellows into his microphone, sharing interesting tidbits to drum up interest among the few hundred people gathere...
May 21, 2017
Trans Mountain IPO comes at awkward time for energy giant Kinder Morgan
CALGARY - Kinder Morgan’s plan to raise money for its Trans Mountain expansion through an initial public offering could not come at a more awkward time. In addition to ongoing protests and feder...
May 21, 2017
Via Rail changes policy on wheelchairs and mobility aids on trains
TORONTO - Via Rail has changed its policy on wheelchairs and other mobility aids to comply with a federal order demanding it make its trains more accessible to those who use the devices. The national ...
May 21, 2017
Toddler subject of Amber Alert in Ontario found safe, provincial police say
FORT FRANCES, Ont. - Provincial police in northern Ontario say a toddler who was the subject of an Amber Alert has been found safe. The Amber Alert was issued at about 3 a.m. Sunday and cancelled just...
May 21, 2017
