Category Archives: Canada
'Goofy,' 'unbecoming': former U.S. ambassadors blast Trump over Canada
WASHINGTON - A pair of former American ambassadors to Canada have criticized what they call unhelpful and counter-productive remarks from U.S. President Donald Trump about the northern neighbour. Bara...
Apr 26, 2017
Premier Clark calls on Ottawa to ban coal exports after softwood lumber duties
SURREY, B.C. - Premier Christy Clark is taking aim at the American coal industry in the wake of the United States imposing hefty tariffs on British Columbia’s softwood exports. Clark wrote a let...
Apr 26, 2017
Hundreds attend vigil at Edmonton church where little boy's body was found
EDMONTON - A couple hundred people have attended a vigil at the Edmonton church where the body of a slain little boy was found last week. It was standing room only at Good Shepherd Anglican Church, wh...
Apr 25, 2017
Wife of accused B.C. polygamist testifies about life as a sister-wife
CRANBROOK, B.C. - The first legal wife of a man accused of polygamy has testified in B.C. Supreme Court about her marriage and life as a sister-wife with up to two dozen other women. Jane Blackmore to...
Apr 25, 2017
Military training accident in Alberta kills one, injures three others
WAINWRIGHT, Alta. - One soldier has been killed and three others have been injured in a training accident at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in east-central Alberta. The military says in a release tha...
Apr 25, 2017
B.C. man pleads guilty to drug smuggling charges in Washington state
SEATTLE - A British Columbia man who unsuccessfully fought extradition all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada has pleaded guilty to drug charges in the United States. U.S. Attorney Annette Hayes s...
Apr 25, 2017
Fake Tragically Hip merchandise still duping fans, warns guitarist Rob Baker
TORONTO - Tragically Hip guitarist Rob Baker is urging fans to be vigilant when buying merchandise that claims to be linked to Gord Downie’s charity. The musician tweeted Tuesday that some onlin...
Apr 25, 2017
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, April 25 --- BRACE FOR SOFTWOOD JOB LOSSES, MINISTER WARNS: The federal government is reaching out to reassure forestry workers, lumber producers and others ...
Apr 25, 2017
Ontario court fines Mitsubishi Electric $13.4M for rigging bids for car parts
OTTAWA - Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has been fined $13.4 million by Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice after the Japanese auto parts company pleaded guilty to three counts of rigging bids. It...
Apr 25, 2017
Environment minister celebrates World Penguin Day by posting puffin video
OTTAWA - What, some Canadians are wondering, has the Liberal government’s environment minister been puffin? Catherine McKenna was trying to mark World Penguin Day with a simple tweet accompanied...
Apr 25, 2017
