Category Archives: Canada
Crosby and Stanley Cup honoured Saturday at parade in NHL great's hometown
HALIFAX - Thousands of fans gave favourite son Sidney Crosby a rousing reception during a parade in Cole Harbour, N.S., on Saturday as the Pittsburgh Penguins captain showed off the Stanley Cup to his...
Jul 18, 2016
No winning ticket for $50 million jackpot Friday's Lotto Max draw
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $50 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. The two MaxMillions prizes up for grabs also went unclaimed. The jackpot for next Friday’...
Jul 18, 2016
$8.4 million Calgary condo sale bucks trend, sets three-year price record
CALGARY - A riverfront development in Calgary has bucked the recent downward trend in luxury condominium sales in the city, after selling a unit for $8.4 million. Sotheby’s International Realty ...
Jul 18, 2016
Man charged in deaths of mother, girl has record of trafficking, prostitution
CALGARY - As the family of a slain woman and her five-year-old daughter struggled to come to grips with their “inconceivable and senseless murders,” details emerged Friday about the crimin...
Jul 18, 2016
Canadian tennis star Raonic cites health concerns for not competing in Rio
Canadian tennis star Milos Raonic won’t be participating in this summer’s Olympic Games. The product of Thornhill, Ont., announced on Friday his decision to not participate in the Rio Game...
Jul 18, 2016
Ontario premier advises Pokemon Go players to look up from their phones
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is advising Pokemon Go players to keep their eyes off their phones when walking, especially at intersections. Wynne says she always advised her children to mak...
Jul 18, 2016
Ukrainian embassy confirms death in Nice attack; no word on missing student
OTTAWA - The Ukrainian embassy in Ottawa says one of its citizens died in a deadly truck attack in France last week but won’t confirm whether the victim is a missing student studying in Canada. ...
Jul 18, 2016
Suspect in Calgary deaths had 'criminally entrenched lifestyle:' parole board
CALGARY - Parole board documents say a man accused of killing a Calgary mother and daughter had a 20-year criminal history but didn’t pose a threat to society when he was granted full parole in ...
Jul 18, 2016
First Nation to use blockades if necessary to protect ancient B.C. burial site
VANCOUVER - Members of a British Columbia First Nation are remembering a warrior chief who was wrongfully hanged 151 years ago and say they won’t allow another injustice to be done to their ance...
Jul 18, 2016
Ratification of CPP enhancement deal delayed as B.C. asks for more time
OTTAWA - The federal government’s push to swiftly conclude an agreement to boost the Canada Pension Plan hit a snag Friday when British Columbia declined to put its pivotal signature on the deal...
Jul 18, 2016
