Category Archives: Canada
Police arrest teen in alleged creepy clown assault south of Montreal
ST-REMI, Que. - Quebec provincial police say a teen dressed in a clown costume faces a charge of assault with a weapon after allegedly attacking someone. Police say Wednesday night’s event seems...
Oct 20, 2016
A look at some of this year's blows to Canada's print media industry
TORONTO - Canada’s print media landscape has suffered more than its fair share of casualties this year, with buyouts and layoffs a common recurrence in the industry. On Thursday, Postmedia annou...
Oct 20, 2016
Quebec minor hockey coach to sit out season for ordering push-ups after loss
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area minor league hockey coach who ordered his team to do push-ups after a loss will sit out the rest of the season, the hockey association’s president said Thursday. Jean-...
Oct 20, 2016
Man convicted of biting off fellow mourner's nose at drunken Nova Scotia wake
PICTOU, N.S. - A Nova Scotia judge has offered a meditation on the nature of grief and the dangers of overdrinking, as he convicted a man for biting off part of a fellow mourner’s nose in a drun...
Oct 20, 2016
'A dreadful idea took shape:' Father of twin boys killed in bobsled crash speaks
CALGARY - An early morning text was the first warning to Jason Caldwell that something was wrong. “Jason. Do you know where your boys are?” He’d just had dinner with Evan and Jordan,...
Oct 20, 2016
Postmedia plans to cut salary expenses as quarterly loss nearly doubles
TORONTO - Postmedia said Thursday it plans to reduce its salary costs by 20 per cent through voluntary staff buyouts, adding that layoffs are possible if that target isn’t met as it announced ne...
Oct 20, 2016
Energy East pipeline 'will happen,' but taking too long:Arthur Irving
HALIFAX - The chairman of Irving Oil confidently predicted Thursday the proposed Energy East Pipeline still being examined by federal regulators “will happen,” though he thinks the process...
Oct 20, 2016
Tasty thank-you: Pub offers customer chicken wings for not driving drunk
SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. - An Edmonton-area pub has offered a woman an unusual thank-you for not winging it on the road after having too much to drink. Paula Schultz says she decided to leave her SUV over...
Oct 20, 2016
Oh Jesus! New head on statue of Christ puts spotlight on Ontario church
A statue of baby Jesus got a facelift after it was vandalized in northern Ontario - and the result is turning heads. The Ste. Anne des Pins parish in Sudbury, Ont., says the statue, which was beheaded...
Oct 20, 2016
Woman facing deportation issues plea to stay in country she considers home
HALIFAX - A young mother facing deportation to the U.K. after spending much of her life in Canada issued a plea Thursday to be allowed to stay in the country she considers home, a day before her stran...
Oct 20, 2016
