Category Archives: Canada
Quebec woman needs extensive surgery to head, face after mauling by her two dogs
SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, Que. - A Quebec woman suffering from multiple sclerosis who was mauled by her two dogs will remain in hospital for a long time due to severe head and facial injuries, police ...
Apr 10, 2017
B.C. privacy commissioner rejects call by Liberals to probe NDP list sharing
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s privacy watchdog has rejected a provincial Liberal party request to investigate allegations the NDP breached personal information protection laws for sharing voter ...
Apr 10, 2017
Preliminary court hearing for Calgary man in mother-daughter murder
CALGARY - An Alberta court hearing has begun to determine whether there’s enough evidence to send a Calgary man to trial for the murder of a woman and her five-year-old daughter last summer. Edw...
Apr 10, 2017
Fans in five Canadian cities gear up in their unique ways for NHL playoffs
EDMONTON - Playoff hockey is back in Canada after going dark from coast to coast to coast in 2016. In five cities, fans will renew rituals and react in their own idiosyncratic ways. Here’s a sna...
Apr 10, 2017
Class-action suit seeks damages for people who got sick from Robin Hood flour
EDMONTON - A pair of Alberta-based law firms say they’ve filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of people who bought or consumed a popular brand of flour that’s been linked to illnesses fr...
Apr 10, 2017
Manitoba leaves door open to privatizations, tax-credit cuts in budget
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Finance Minister Cameron Friesen left the door open to privatizing government services and reducing tax credits as he outlined in broad strokes his priorities for the provincial bu...
Apr 10, 2017
Mountie rescues infant from car seat after vehicle hits watery ditch
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. - A woman is facing impaired driving charges in Manitoba after a vehicle rolled into a watery ditch and trapped a toddler in his car seat. RCMP say the vehicle was lying on it...
Apr 10, 2017
Man charged after Honda Civic clocked at 200 km/h crashes off N.S. highway
MARSHY HOPE, N.S. - A Nova Scotia man was arrested after a Honda Civic clocked at 200 km/h lost control and crashed. Mounties say the car was spotted late Sunday afternoon on Highway 104 in Marshy Hop...
Apr 10, 2017
A QuickFacts on British Columbia election promises made by the major parties
VANCOUVER - Here is a look at some of the promises being made by the three main political parties in British Columbia as the campaign is set to officially begin Tuesday for the May 9 election. Liberal...
Apr 10, 2017
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, April 10 --- TRUDEAU CALLS OUT RUSSIA, IRAN AND ASSAD REGIME: Bashar Assad’s days as president of Syria are numbered, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sugg...
Apr 10, 2017
