Category Archives: Canada
Seven-year term for trafficking girl, 14: 'As low as humanity gets'
HALIFAX - His name was Owen, but he called himself Staxx - street-slang for a pile of money. She was 14 when she met him online, at a vulnerable time in her life, and they talked regularly through Ins...
Mar 31, 2017
New Brunswick premier says property tax scandal will be investigated
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant says his government will fully investigate after a whistleblower alleged that more than 2,000 property owners have been given improper and inflated ta...
Mar 31, 2017
Berlin police seek info on tools used for museum gold heist
Berlin police have published pictures of the tools used to steal a 100-kilogram (221-pound) gold coin stolen from a city museum as they scramble to track down the thieves. Officials say at least two b...
Mar 31, 2017
Liberals stick to their guns as U.S. again calls for NATO allies to spend more
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government has sent its strongest signals yet that Canada does not plan to bow to U.S. pressure to dramatically increase what it spends on defence. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Til...
Mar 31, 2017
Immigration minister's husband found not criminally responsible in assault case
HALIFAX - The husband of Nova Scotia’s immigration minister is undergoing a 45-day psychiatric assessment after being declared not criminally responsible for allegedly assaulting, threatening an...
Mar 31, 2017
Federal Liberals earmark old Tory infrastructure money for GO Transit project
TORONTO - The federal Liberals are earmarking $1.8 billion in idle, Conservative infrastructure cash to a regional express rail project around Canada’s largest city and millions more for smaller...
Mar 31, 2017
Ontario warns New York consequences of Buy American would harm state businesses
WINDSOR, Ont. - Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne says she hopes New York State legislators will vote against Buy American provisions in their budget, and warns that if they don’t, she’ll con...
Mar 31, 2017
Economy tops expectations and grows faster than expected in January
OTTAWA - The Canadian economy kicked off the year with a bang as it grew faster than expected in January with the manufacturing sector leading widespread growth. Statistics Canada said Friday gross do...
Mar 31, 2017
Spring storm sweeps across Newfoundland, closing schools and hampering travel
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Weather-weary people in parts of eastern Canada are getting another unwanted blast of winter as a system moves through the region. Environment Canada has issued warnings for m...
Mar 31, 2017
Don't forget the 'killer robots,' feds told amid artificial intelligence push
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government’s drive to transform Canada into an artificial-intelligence superpower is stirring warnings about the possible dark sides of a technology with vast - and largely ...
Mar 31, 2017
