Category Archives: Canada
Federal government's position on Manitoba border-crossers questioned
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba and federal governments have been unable to resolve a dispute over refugee funding because they cannot agree on how many claimants walking across the border stay in the provinc...
Apr 29, 2017
A snapshot of Trump's first 100 days: summarized in numbers
WASHINGTON - In his first 100 days in office, President Donald Trump has produced hundreds of tweets, fired scores of rockets at Syria, signed dozens of executive orders, made one big move on the Supr...
Apr 29, 2017
Trade, procurement and Kevin O'Leary: three ways politics mattered this week
OTTAWA - Politics groupies suddenly found themselves this week discussing the pros and cons of cupping, of all things, after the prime minister popped up on a podcast with telltale purple circles on h...
Apr 29, 2017
Woman, 2 children killed in multi-vehicle crash on Coquitlam, B.C., highway
COQUITLAM, B.C. - A young woman and two children have been killed in a multi-vehicle crash in Coquitlam, B.C. RCMP say the accident happened Friday evening on the Lougheed Highway just east of Vancouv...
Apr 29, 2017
B.C. responds to lawsuit over fees to welfare recipients for methadone treatment
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government says it has done nothing wrong by redirecting money from the income-assistance cheques of recovering heroin addicts to pay private methadone-dispensing clin...
Apr 29, 2017
No winning ticket for Friday night's $13 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $13 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. That means the jackpot for the next draw on May 5 will grow to approximately $19 million. The C...
Apr 28, 2017
Waterton and Glacier parks on Alberta-Montana border get dark-sky designation
WATERTON, Alta. - A pair of sister parks straddling the border between Alberta and Montana have received a special designation. The Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, as the Canadian and U.S. ...
Apr 28, 2017
Edmonton dentist and big hockey fan crowns patients with Oilers logo
EDMONTON - Dentist Dr. Alex Pavlenko is providing a unique way for Edmonton Oilers fans to show off their love of the hockey team, with porcelain crowns featuring the Oilers’ logo. "You crack a ...
Apr 28, 2017
Leaked Trump draft order blames NAFTA for 'massive' wealth transfer from U.S.
WASHINGTON - A published report says President Donald Trump planned to give Canada and Mexico five days notice that the U.S. intended to leave the North American Free Trade Agreement. The Financial Ti...
Apr 28, 2017
Three men sentenced for stealing $18 million worth of maple syrup in Quebec
MONTREAL - Three men convicted in connection with the theft of $18 million worth of maple syrup in Quebec were sentenced on Friday to between two and eight years. Superior Court Justice Raymond Pronov...
Apr 28, 2017
