Category Archives: Canada
Opening shot coming this week in fifth softwood lumber war between Canada-U.S.
WASHINGTON - The opening shot in a fifth softwood-lumber war between the United States and Canada is expected this week, and policy-makers north of the border are preparing to calculate the potential ...
Apr 22, 2017
Montrealers line up to cast votes in French presidential election
MONTREAL - French citizens are lining up in Montreal to cast their votes in what is expected to be a very tight presidential election. By mid-morning, about 100 citizens were standing in line at a vot...
Apr 22, 2017
Canadian man pleads guilty to attempting to export fentanyl into U.S.
A Canadian man has pleaded guilty to attempting to export fentanyl products and other synthetic drugs from China into the United States. A release from the U.S. Attorney in New York says Karl Morrison...
Apr 22, 2017
Tricia Smith re-elected as president of Canadian Olympic Committee
TORONTO - Canadian Olympic Committee president Tricia Smith helped calm the waters after the tumultuous departure of Marcel Aubut in late 2015. Armed with a new four-year mandate, Smith now has the op...
Apr 22, 2017
Canadian scientists say rallies in support of American counterparts feel like deja vu
It was something like a flashback for Canadian scientists who gathered across the country Saturday to rally in support of their American counterparts, who say they’re facing mounting attacks aga...
Apr 22, 2017
Liberals set homeless reduction targets ahead of provincial talks
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are aiming to halve the number of the hardest-to-help homeless and experts say it’s a move that may be key to ending homelessness in the country. The upcoming natio...
Apr 22, 2017
Numbers and details about Canadian astronauts as selection process continues
MONTREAL - A dozen Canadians have been selected as astronauts since 1983 in three separate selection processes. The fourth is currently underway and will double the current roster of two active profes...
Apr 22, 2017
One dead, several injured in crash involving Greyhound bus near Quesnel, B.C.
QUESNEL, B.C. - One person is dead and “numerous” others injured following a crash involving Greyhound bus and three other vehicles in B.C.’s Cariboo region, police said. The crash h...
Apr 22, 2017
Retired Canadian astronauts weigh in on gruelling recruitment process
MONTREAL - Retired Canadian spaceman Bob Thirsk asks himself a couple of simple questions when sizing up people who tell him they want to become an astronaut. The first is whether he could see himself...
Apr 22, 2017
Ticket sold in Quebec takes Friday night's $55 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - We have a winner - a big one! The $55 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw was won by a single ticket that was sold somewhere in Quebec. There were also four Maxmillions pr...
Apr 21, 2017
