Category Archives: Canada
Police discover impaired man with son on lap riding lawn tractor in Manitoba
WINKLER, Man. - A man is facing impaired driving charges after he was riding a lawn tractor with his son in his lap. Police in Winkler, Man., said they got a call Saturday around 9 p.m. about a man wi...
Apr 11, 2017
Opposition seizes on report that staffer flew to private island on a seaplane
OTTAWA - A media report detailing how a government technician made his way to a pricey private island in the Bahamas had Prime Minister Justin Trudeau deflecting renewed allegations Tuesday about his ...
Apr 11, 2017
2 men charged in death of a goat in northwestern Ontario
RAINY RIVER, Ont. - Two Ontario men are facing charges in the death of a goat. Ontario Provincial Police say they received a report on April 2 that a goat had been killed at a home in Rainy River, Ont...
Apr 11, 2017
Quebec budgets $100 million for new foreign policy, offices in Cuba, Philadelphia
Quebec announced a new foreign policy program Tuesday that is focused on environmental issues and human rights. The government is setting aside $100 million over five years to support its first new fo...
Apr 11, 2017
N.B. fire claims four:'I don't think there was a firefighter that had a dry eye'
ST. GEORGE, N.B. - The old white house on the hill was home to an elderly widow and her three adult sons, fondly described by friends and neighbours as a special family with a well-known connection to...
Apr 11, 2017
Leitch as PM would undo Liberal plan to legalize recreational cannabis
OTTAWA - Marijuana is a “dangerous drug,” Conservative leadership hopeful Kellie Leitch said Tuesday as she promised to undo the Liberal government’s efforts to legalize it, should s...
Apr 11, 2017
A quicksketch of B.C. New Democratic Party Leader John Horgan
VICTORIA - John Horgan, leader of British Columbia’s New Democratic Party, is a three-term member of the provincial legislature. Here is a brief sketch of the politician. Born: Victoria Age: 57 ...
Apr 11, 2017
Garneau imposes new air security measures, but won't say what or why
OTTAWA - The federal government has imposed new airline security measures on certain Canada-bound flights, but it provided precious few details Tuesday, citing a need for secrecy. Transport Minister M...
Apr 11, 2017
QuickSketch: B.C. Premier Christy Clark
VANCOUVER - Premier Christy Clark is leading the B.C. Liberals into what she hopes will be her second consecutive victory as party leader. Here is a brief sketch of the career politician: Age: 51 Born...
Apr 11, 2017
For Andrew Weaver, BC Green Leader and climatologist, politics is a science
VANCOUVER - Andrew Weaver was teaching a class of University of Victoria undergraduates about climate science and public policy when he realized he needed to do more than just lecture. The internation...
Apr 11, 2017
