Category Archives: Canada
Trump and Canada: All the ways northern neighbour could feel election aftershock
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump’s ground-shaking election win sent shockwaves around the world, jolting markets and stunning political leaders around the globe. America’s neighbours could feel t...
Nov 09, 2016
Contenders for federal Conservative leadership engage in first official debate
SASKATOON - Candidates vying to replace Stephen Harper as leader of the federal Conservatives are about to face off in the first of five official leadership debates organized by the party. A dozen peo...
Nov 09, 2016
Six stories in the news Wednesday, Nov. 9
Six stories in the news for Wednesday, Nov. 9 --- DONALD TRUMP WILL BE THE NEXT U.S. PRESIDENT Donald Trump defied projections and predictions and captured the U.S. presidency. His dramatic victory wa...
Nov 09, 2016
Jury finds python owner not guilty in deaths of New Brunswick boys
CAMPBELLTON, N.B. - A jury has found a New Brunswick man not guilty of criminal negligence causing death after his African rock python escaped its enclosure and killed two young boys three years ago. ...
Nov 08, 2016
Asia shares, Dow futures, oil price sink as Trump leads in vote count
HONG KONG - The increasingly likely prospect of a Donald Trump presidency roiled North American futures markets and sent Asian stocks and oil prices tumbling in Wednesday trading, setting up what was ...
Nov 08, 2016
Alberta bovine tuberculosis case investigation now includes Saskatchewan
The food safety investigation into a case of bovine tuberculosis that was found in an Alberta cow now extends into Saskatchewan. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says two farms in Saskatchewan - bu...
Nov 08, 2016
Historic election shocker: Donald Trump wins, becomes 45th U.S. president
WASHINGTON - The market-shaking, adjective-defying prospect of a Donald Trump presidency became reality Wednesday, with a brash billionaire and reality TV star known for building skyscrapers and fling...
Nov 08, 2016
B.C. Law Society seeks appeal against Christian university's proposed law school
LANGLEY, B.C. - The Law Society of British Columbia is looking to the Supreme Court of Canada as it maintains its stance against accrediting graduates of a proposed law school at a Christian universit...
Nov 08, 2016
Two women candidates quit Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership race
EDMONTON - The only two female candidates in the Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership contest quit the race Tuesday. One of them, Sandra Jansen, said she had been harassed and intimidated and a...
Nov 08, 2016
Gathering in December: Chiefs asking youth for input on northern suicides
SASKATOON - A chief says it’s about time for indigenous leaders to take charge of the youth suicide crisis in northern Saskatchewan instead of going to funerals. Ron Michel, grand chief of the P...
Nov 08, 2016
