Category Archives: Canada
Trend toward low-cal drinks not enough to curb intake, says Conference Board
OTTAWA - A top economic research organization says Canada’s beverage industry will have to do more than rely on recent trends to reach its target for reducing the calories people consume through...
Oct 24, 2016
Federal Conservatives win reliable stronghold in Alberta byelection
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - A large turnout for Justin Trudeau during an Alberta byelection campaign wasn’t enough of a push for the Liberals in the federal constituency of Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warne...
Oct 24, 2016
Dispute over Visa fees heats up as Walmart stops accepting credit card in Manitoba
TORONTO - The dispute between Walmart Canada and Visa over merchant fees escalated Monday as the retail giant stopped accepting the credit card at its 16 stores in Manitoba. Walmart first refused Visa...
Oct 24, 2016
Gasps, tears, smiles as N.B. Appeal Court quashes Oland murder conviction
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick’s Court of Appeal has overturned Dennis Oland’s conviction for the second-degree murder of his millionaire father, and ordered a new trial. Oland showed no imme...
Oct 23, 2016
Ottawa officer charged under police act after Pootoogook postings
OTTAWA - An Ottawa police officer is facing charges under the police act in connection with online comments about the death of Inuk artist Annie Pootoogook, remarks the city police chief has said were...
Oct 23, 2016
Stolen head from statue of Christ is returned, orange replacement removed
SUDBURY, Ont. - The missing head of a statue of baby Jesus has been returned, and the bright orange clay head that replaced it has been removed. Gerard Lajeunesse, the priest at the Ste. Anne des Pins...
Oct 23, 2016
Conservatives in Calgary-Heritage choose candidate to replace Stephen Harper
CALGARY - Conservatives in Stephen Harper’s former constituency in Calgary have chosen a new candidate to represent their party. Businessman Bob Benzen beat out two other candidates to win the n...
Oct 23, 2016
Conservative leadership race: who's in, who's out, who's still thinking it over
OTTAWA - Quebec MP and former public safety minister Steven Blaney is the latest to join the Conservative leadership race after launching his campaign Sunday. Here is the list of who else is in, who i...
Oct 23, 2016
Storms hamper attempt to clean up, contain fuel spill off B.C. coast
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - Officials say booms containing a fuel spill from a sunken tug off British Columbia’s central coast have been replaced, but clean up crews continue to face harsh weather as th...
Oct 23, 2016
100M Canadians by 2100? Key advisers to Morneau striving for such a goal
OTTAWA - Imagine Canada with a population of 100 million - roughly triple its current size. For two of the most prominent voices inside the Trudeau government’s influential council of economic a...
Oct 23, 2016
