Category Archives: Canada
Privacy complaint by Liberals alleges NDP shares supporter lists without consent
VICTORIA - The British Columbia Liberal Party has filed a complaint with the province’s privacy commissioner, alleging the New Democratic Party breached protection laws by sharing its supporter ...
Apr 07, 2017
Prostitute who gave Google exec fatal drug shot is to be deported to Canada
SAN FRANCISCO - U.S. immigration officials said Friday they were deporting a California prostitute to Canada after she completed a jail sentence for involuntary manslaughter for giving a fatal heroin ...
Apr 07, 2017
Premier responds to health-firings report; retired judge to oversee payouts
VANCOUVER - Days before Tuesday’s election call, British Columbia’s premier again apologized for a scandal that saw eight people wrongly fired from the Health Ministry in 2012, including o...
Apr 07, 2017
Some of what was said Friday in Canada about the U.S. airstrikes in Syria
OTTAWA - Some quotes about the situation in Syria following President Donald Trump’s retaliatory missile attacks against a Syrian air base: “This morning, I spoke with the president direct...
Apr 07, 2017
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, April 7 --- CANADA LOOPED IN ON AMERICAN MISSILE STRIKE: Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan received a briefing from his American counterpart about an hour before...
Apr 07, 2017
Trudeau extends Canada's condolences to Sweden after Stockholm attack
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is offering condolences to Sweden after at least four people were killed and several others injured in Stockholm in what that country is calling a terror attack....
Apr 07, 2017
A look at Sunday's ceremonies to mark the Vimy Ridge anniversary, by the numbers
OTTAWA - On Sunday, Canadians at home and in France will mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. A look at some of the numbers involved: 25,000: The number of Canadians expected to att...
Apr 07, 2017
Motorist finds three furry surprises at roadside bathroom near national park
BANFF, Alta. - A motorist travelling in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains found three furry surprises at a roadside bathroom stop. Parks Canada spokeswoman Christina Tricomi says three black bear cubs w...
Apr 07, 2017
On centennial, Canadians to stop and mark bloody legacy of Battle of Vimy Ridge
OTTAWA - Vimy. The word conjures images of blood and death. Of men caught in barbed wire and mowed down by machine-gun fire. Of the horror and senselessness of war. But for many Canadians it also spar...
Apr 07, 2017
B.C. premier more hopeful for softwood lumber deal under Trump than Obama
VANCOUVER - Canada is more likely to reach a lasting solution for the softwood lumber trade dispute with the United States now that President Donald Trump is in power instead of Barack Obama, says Bri...
Apr 07, 2017
