Category Archives: Canada
Lawyers to make closing arguments in Brent Hawkes' gross indecency trial
KENTVILLE, N.S. - Brent Hawkes’ lawyers conceded Tuesday that teenagers drank alcohol at the Toronto pastor’s Nova Scotia trailer during the mid 1970s, much to the prosecutor’s surpr...
Nov 22, 2016
B.C. WestJet flight lands safely after problem with landing gear forces reroute
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A WestJet plane has landed safely in Prince George, British Columbia, after a potential problem with the aircraft’s landing gear forced it to divert from its original fligh...
Nov 22, 2016
Bombardier signs deal to operate Montreal-area suburban railway network
MONTREAL - Bombardier has inked a deal with Montreal’s suburban transit authority. The Quebec company will continue to maintain the fleet of 264 railway cars and 41 locomotives for Montreal̵...
Nov 22, 2016
Federal Liberals targets children, smokers looking to quit with new vaping bill
OTTAWA - The federal government wants to keep vapour-based e-cigarettes out of the hands of children while ensuring smokers can access the devices to help mitigate the health risks of the tobacco habi...
Nov 22, 2016
Woman who claimed to have cancer, be Fort McMurray fire evacuee guilty of fraud
CALGARY - A Calgary woman who pretended to have cancer and claimed to be a Fort McMurray fire evacuee to cash in on donations has pleaded guilty to fraud. Jennifer Halford, 34, entered guilty pleas on...
Nov 22, 2016
Trump's vow to soon ramp up production in U.S. raises concern in Canada's oilpatch
CALGARY - U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s promise to ramp up energy production soon after he takes office is raising concern in Alberta’s oilpatch, where several industry groups say su...
Nov 22, 2016
Bull calf hoofs it from Agribition, causes rush-hour chase in Regina
REGINA - The Canadian Western Agribition has set up in Regina for the week, but the show went on the road Tuesday morning during rush hour. A one-year-old bull calf was being walked for its morning ex...
Nov 22, 2016
Former MP turned Ontario energy minister says he never asked for a bribe
TORONTO - A former MP who is now Ontario’s energy minister emotionally denied allegations Tuesday that he asked for a bribe in exchange for running in a byelection for the provincial Liberals. T...
Nov 22, 2016
Alberta moves to cap power prices for consumers ahead of system revamp
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says the province is capping electricity prices as part of a broader plan to move towards a more regulated industry. “Today we begin … bringing Alb...
Nov 22, 2016
Liberal plan for stop-gap Super Hornets leaves question of cost unanswered
OTTAWA - The federal government unveiled its interim steps Tuesday in the long-fraught effort to replace Canada’s aging fleet of fighter jets, but key questions - how much it would cost taxpayer...
Nov 22, 2016
