Category Archives: Canada
Canadian stricken with flesh-eating bacteria while on holiday in Asia
CALGARY - A crowdfunding effort is underway to help a Calgary man who contracted a flesh-eating bacteria infection in his leg while vacationing in southeast Asia. CTV News reports a friend of Harvey K...
Apr 20, 2017
Overflowing rivers cause evacuations in Quebec
MONTREAL - The town of Rigaud, Que., has declared a state of emergency and ordered the evacuation of some 150 homes in an area at risk of being flooded by both the Rigaud and Ottawa rivers. Officials ...
Apr 20, 2017
B.C. election debate: Key moments on Day 10 of the campaign
VANCOUVER - A look at some of the key moments from the first debate between three main party leaders in British Columbia’s election on Day 10 of the campaign: ECONOMY: Liberal Leader Christy Cla...
Apr 20, 2017
New commander promises to add staff to much-maligned unit for injured soldiers
OTTAWA - The new head of the military’s support unit for ill and injured military personnel is promising to finally address the top complaint about his much-maligned organization: a shortage of ...
Apr 20, 2017
Experts reflect on British Columbia's reputation for political eccentricity
VANCOUVER - It was a memorable way for British Columbia’s female legislators to reprimand one of their male colleagues for his time-consuming political speeches. The B.C. legislature was being t...
Apr 20, 2017
CRTC hopes differential pricing ruling will give consumers more data for less money
TORONTO - Internet service providers can no longer exempt some content, like certain video and music streaming applications, from counting towards customers’ data caps, says Canada’s telec...
Apr 20, 2017
Man pleads guilty to threatening alleged Quebec mosque shooter
QUEBEC - A man pleaded guilty Thursday to uttering death threats against Alexandre Bissonnette, the Quebecer charged with first-degree murder in the mosque shootings earlier this year. Mohamed-Amine B...
Apr 20, 2017
A look at highlights of the Liberal government's marijuana legislation
OTTAWA - Some key elements of the federal legislation introduced last week to legalize recreational marijuana: -Individuals under 18 would not face criminal prosecution for possession of up to five gr...
Apr 20, 2017
Some numbers about the dairy industries in both Canada and the U.S.
OTTAWA - Some numbers about the Canadian and U.S. dairy industries: - Canada has about 12,000 dairy farms with about 950,000 cows. - About 80 per cent of Canadian production is in Ontario and Quebec. ...
Apr 20, 2017
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, April 20 --- TRUMP TARGETS CANADA AGAIN: U.S. President Donald Trump has delivered a sweeping broadside at Canada, blasting the northern neighbour for trade...
Apr 20, 2017
