Category Archives: Canada
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
Strident opponent of assisted dying to chair review of advance requests
OTTAWA - A Toronto doctor who once likened assisted dying to Nazi genocide has been put in charge of a federally mandated process to determine whether Canadians should be able to make advance requests...
Apr 28, 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 28, 2017
'Our hearts were broken:' Family mourns son killed in workplace accident
CALGARY - The grieving father of a young man who died in a workplace accident in Alberta’s oilsands region interrupted a courtroom apology Friday from one of the owners of a company that pleaded...
Apr 28, 2017
Acadian federation to launch riding-boundary legal challenge as election looms
HALIFAX - The Acadian Federation of Nova Scotia is going to proceed with legal action to have the province’s electoral boundaries declared unconstitutional just as an election call appears immin...
Apr 28, 2017
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, April 28 --- FORCES SEEK TO OUST 77 OVER SEX CASES: Military officials say they have moved this year to force out 77 service members found guilty of sexual mi...
Apr 28, 2017
