Category Archives: Canada
Crown disputes self-defence argument at Calgary trial for man who strangled wife
CALGARY - The lawyer for a man who admits he strangled his wife and buried her body in their home says his client was acting in self-defence, but the Crown is arguing he made up stories of domestic ab...
Apr 27, 2017
B.C. Liberal leader says all Canadians involved in U.S. softwood offer balked
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s Liberal leader says everyone involved in a potential softwood lumber agreement said No when the United States offered a “lousy” deal that would have co...
Apr 27, 2017
Ontario's first balanced budget in a decade to see new spending
TORONTO - Ontario’s first balanced budget in a decade is being released this afternoon and is expected to contain new money to benefit seniors, students, parents, caregivers and patients. The de...
Apr 27, 2017
Housing, economy, leadership feature in final B.C. election debate
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s election campaign is entering its final stretch after a TV debate Wednesday night that saw the three party leaders spar on the economy, housing and political leade...
Apr 26, 2017
Calgary father of dead baby put on administrative leave from church
CALGARY - The father of the three-month-old baby whose death has been ruled a homicide has been put on administrative leave by the Calgary church where he serves as an associate pastor. Rockyview Alli...
Apr 26, 2017
RCMP say search for four missing hunters in north Alberta now recovery operation
FORT CHIPEWYAN, Alta. - RCMP and Parks Canada are now treating the search for four missing hunters in northeastern Alberta as a recovery operation after failing to find the men. RCMP said searchers we...
Apr 26, 2017
With front-runner out, Conservative leadership candidates target Bernier
OTTAWA - The Conservative leadership race now enters the final weeks with penultimate debate showcasing the task at hand for the majority of candidates: take down clear front-runner Maxime Bernier. We...
Apr 26, 2017
Fort McMurray mayor doesn't foresee big population shift after wildfire
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Wood Buffalo Mayor Melissa Blake says she’s not expecting last May’s wildfire to have much of an impact on the Fort McMurray area’s long-term population. Befor...
Apr 26, 2017
A timeline of Kevin O'Leary's brief foray into federal Conservative politics
OTTAWA - Kevin O’Leary’s foray into politics lasted just over three months. Here is a chronology of that brief tenure: January 2016: O’Leary begins musing publicly about entering the...
Apr 26, 2017
Four people hurt after pickup collides with rear of school bus in Nova Scotia
OYSTER POND, N.S. - Three children and an adult were sent to hospital after a pickup truck rear-ended a school bus Wednesday on a rural highway east of Halifax. RCMP said the children and the driver d...
Apr 26, 2017
