Category Archives: Canada
Russia partly to blame for Syria attack, future can't include Assad: Trudeau
COURSEULLES-SUR-MER, France - Bashar Assad’s days as president of Syria are numbered, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggested Monday as more hostile talk from international powers continued to a...
Apr 10, 2017
Ex-juror to bring 12 angry letters to Ottawa make case for trauma support
OTTAWA - Mark Farrant, 44, remembers going through a routine whenever it was time to leave the house. He would grab his keys and his cellphone, put on his jacket and then slip a knife down the back of...
Apr 10, 2017
Some of the most fatal avalanches in Canada's recorded history
Four snowshoers who went missing in the North Shore Mountains near Vancouver were found dead on Sunday. Police were alerted to their disappearance after a hiker called 911 on Saturday to say a snow le...
Apr 09, 2017
Five things to know about avalanches
Four snowshowers are dead and a fifth person remains missing after a snow ledge collapsed from under the group, creating a 500-metre long avalanche on a mountain north of Vancouver. Here are five thin...
Apr 09, 2017
Bombardier unable to shake off public anger over pay to executives
MONTREAL - Bombardier appears unable to shake off public anger over hefty pay packages to its senior executives. Dozens of angry protesters launched paper airplanes in front of Premier Philippe Couill...
Apr 09, 2017
A primer on some of the main issues in the B.C. election
VICTORIA - Voters in British Columbia elect a new government on May 9. Here’s a look at some of the major issues: Housing: The benchmark price for detached properties in Greater Vancouver stood ...
Apr 09, 2017
B.C. campaign officially starts Tuesday but NDP, Green buses already rolling
VICTORIA - The official start to British Columbia’s election campaign is set to launch Tuesday, but the buses are already rolling and the attack ads and name-calling are shifting into high gear....
Apr 09, 2017
Canadians attend memorials for Vimy Ridge centennial country-wide
Though there are no surviving veterans who fought at Vimy Ridge, Canadians across the country are making sure their legacy is not forgotten on the battle’s centennial anniversary. Those who were...
Apr 09, 2017
Feds change policy to ensure women giving birth away from reserve aren't alone
OTTAWA - Health Minister Jane Philpott says Ottawa will now pay for someone to travel with indigenous women who need to leave their communities to give birth - a change to what she called an “ex...
Apr 09, 2017
Trump team frustrated with go-slow approach on NAFTA in U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump’s point man on the North American Free Trade Agreement is expressing frustration at the go-slow attitude of American lawmakers. Wilbur Ross says their fo...
Apr 09, 2017
