Category Archives: Canada
Declined: Walmart kicks off Visa credit card ban in Thunder Bay, Ont.
MONTREAL - Three Walmart stores in Thunder Bay, Ont., are no longer accepting Visa, the payment company said Monday as it encouraged its customers to take their business elsewhere. After months of neg...
Jul 18, 2016
2 people charged in kitten abuse after complaint at Saskatchewan music festival
CRAVEN, Sask. - RCMP in Saskatchewan have laid animal cruelty charges against two people after a kitten was burned at a country music festival. Mounties received a complaint on the weekend about an an...
Jul 18, 2016
Advocates call for minority judges as figures show 'judiciary of whiteness'
HALIFAX - A study showing a dearth of minority judges in Canada has advocates suggesting the country must seize a unique opportunity to increase racial diversity in a “judiciary of whiteness....
Jul 18, 2016
'For you, baby girl:' bubbles and sparklers at vigil for slain woman, daughter
CALGARY - Bubbles floated into a grey sky and sparklers crackled as hundreds gathered in a northwest Calgary park Sunday evening to pay tribute to Sara Baillie and her five-year-old daughter Taliyah M...
Jul 18, 2016
Five things to know about e-cigarettes
VANCOUVER - Five things to know about e-cigarettes: 1. Fruit and candy flavourings in e-cigarette liquids are the number 1 reason they appeal to youth, and there are calls on the federal government to...
Jul 18, 2016
Climbing e-cigarette use among teens require federal regulations: study
VANCOUVER - Parents and doctors questioning teens about whether they smoke should also be asking if they’re using e-cigarettes, which could be a gateway to nicotine addiction later on, says a pe...
Jul 18, 2016
Mobile sensation Pokemon Go officially launches in Canada, crashes app's servers
Prospective Pokemon trainers can officially download the mobile gaming sensation Pokemon Go in Canada as of Sunday afternoon. The augmented-reality game launched in the United States, Australia and Ne...
Jul 18, 2016
CP NewsAlert:WADA wants Russian athletes banned from Rio in wake of McLaren report
The World Anti-Doping Agency’s executive board wants the IOC to ban all Russian teams from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. WADA issued a seven-point list of requests after it published a report whi...
Jul 18, 2016
Trial wrapping up for RCMP officer accused of chaining child in basement
OTTAWA - The trial of a suspended Mountie accused of chaining his 11-year-old son naked in the basement of the family home and starving him has taken a sudden turn towards wrapping up. Closing argumen...
Jul 18, 2016
Nav Canada to drop fees for airlines, aircraft operators by$150 million
OTTAWA - Airlines and other aircraft operators are in line for $150 million of fee reductions over two years from Nav Canada, which operates Canada’s air navigation system. Ottawa-based Nav Cana...
Jul 18, 2016
