Category Archives: Canada
Son of Montreal mayor facing fraud, obstruction charges
MONTREAL - The adult son of Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre is facing fraud and obstruction of justice charges stemming from an alleged cyberdependence issue. Alexandre Coderre faces five charges accordi...
May 03, 2017
Alberta's Notley doesn't think Clark has the authority to promise a coal tax
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is pouring cold water on British Columbia Liberal Leader Christy Clark’s election promise to put a hefty carbon tax on thermal coal. Notley, ...
May 03, 2017
B.C. Liberals 'stand corrected' on claims #IamLinda was NDP plant
KELOWNA, B.C. - British Columbia’s Liberals say they “stand corrected” on claims the NDP planted a woman at an election campaign event to confront Christy Clark. The brief encounter ...
May 03, 2017
Primeau, doctors question whether Crosby should return after fourth concussion
TORONTO - Having suffered at least four concussions himself, former NHL forward Keith Primeau has a good idea of what injured Pittsburgh Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby is going through. Head injurie...
May 03, 2017
Solo climber on Yukon's Mount Logan awaits rescue after earthquakes
WHITEHORSE - A climber trapped on Canada’s highest mountain was uninjured, healthy and has a good supply of food and fuel, a Parks Canada spokeswoman said Wednesday. Natalia Martinez of Argentin...
May 03, 2017
Sajjan says military hurt by lack of money, stops short of promising new funds
OTTAWA - Questions swirled on Wednesday as Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan offered a grim assessment of the state of the military, but stopped short of saying exactly how the government plans to fix it...
May 03, 2017
PBO says feds' proposed changes would undermine office's independence
OTTAWA - The head of an agency that has spent years shining a light for Canadians on the sometimes-opaque world of government spending is slamming the Trudeau government for its plan to give his offic...
May 03, 2017
Hundreds of homes threatened as flood waters continue to rise near Montreal
RIGAUD, Que. - Rising water levels continued to flood various regions of Quebec on Wednesday, with parts of the Montreal area hit particularly hard by the impact of heavy rains. Some streets were subm...
May 03, 2017
Nova Scotia Liberals roll out plan for pre-primary care for pre-schoolers
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s Liberals outlined details Wednesday of its plans to provide a pre-primary program for about 750 four-year-olds across the province. Premier Stephen McNeil said if elected...
May 03, 2017
Sajjan to reveal military spending 'hole' in set-up for new defence policy
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan will set the stage today for the Liberals’ much-anticipated defence policy by casting a glaring light on what senior defence sources say is a massive R...
May 03, 2017
