Category Archives: Canada
Six stories in the news today, May 4
Six stories in the news for Wednesday, May 3 --- PM TRUDEAU TO HEADLINE FUNDRAISER IN MONTREAL Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised political donors would not get preferential access to his governme...
May 04, 2017
B.C. NDP vows to fight Trans Mountain pipeline, but won't say how
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia New Democrat platform promises to use “every tool in the toolbox” to stop Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion from going ahead. But wha...
May 04, 2017
'Over her dead body:' Jury must decide murder or manslaughter in gas and dash
CALGARY - A jury has begun deliberating whether a man is guilty in the hit-and-run death of a gas station worker who chased after him when he drove off without paying for $113 in fuel. Joshua Cody Mit...
May 04, 2017
Justin Trudeau attends his first party fundraiser since new policy introduced
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave a quick speech lauding his government’s new policy on how the Liberals raise money during his first fundraiser since the party put the new rules in ...
May 04, 2017
Woman who gave water to pigs headed to slaughter found not guilty of mischief
MILTON, Ont. - A Toronto woman who gave water to pigs on a truck headed to an abattoir didn’t break the law since she didn’t harm the animals or prevent them from being slaughtered, an Ont...
May 04, 2017
Opioid crisis draws election debate after 15 people die in Vancouver in one week
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s opioid crisis became a focal point of the province’s election campaign on Thursday after receiving less attention than other issues, despite the ongoing deat...
May 04, 2017
Marriage records, police statements are key in B.C. polygamy trial: prosecutor
CRANBROOK, B.C. - The prosecution in the trial of two B.C. men accused of having multiple wives has wrapped up its case. Winston Blackmore is the head of a religious group in Bountiful, a community in...
May 03, 2017
Rogers Place takes steps to deal with toilet traffic during Oilers playoff run
EDMONTON - Rogers Place is full to the brim for the Edmonton Oilers playoff run and so are their fans’ bladders. Two women’s washrooms - one on each level - were converted to men’s w...
May 03, 2017
NDP Leader Tom Mulcair plans to vote in upcoming French election
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Tom Mulcair plans to vote in the French election this weekend, suggesting his support will be directed toward candidate Emmanuel Macron. Mulcair, who holds Canadian and French citi...
May 03, 2017
Actor Liam Neeson taken by B.C. sandwich shop's promise of free food
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A sandwich shop in New Westminster, B.C., is proving that even an A-list actor can’t resist the lure of free food. Alex Johrden, spokesman for Big Star Sandwich Co., says...
May 03, 2017
