Category Archives: Canada
'A natural thing to do:' Yukon premier, son shot meat served at premiers dinner
WHITEHORSE - Yukon Premier Darrell Pasloski hasn’t only welcomed his colleagues from across Canada this week - he’s fed them as well. The avid hunter and his son Taylor shot the moose and ...
Jul 22, 2016
Man in contempt for refusing to hand over dangerous Doberman to be put down
TORONTO - A man who refused to turn over his aggressive Doberman pinscher to be euthanized was found in contempt of court Friday. In its ruling, Ontario’s Court of Appeal sided with health autho...
Jul 22, 2016
Business leaders, others weigh in on Trump's latest NAFTA criticism
Donald Trump, the newly minted Republican presidential nominee, vowed to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement after securing the party’s backing at this week’s convention in...
Jul 22, 2016
Crown begins cross-examination of accused murderer Richard Henry Bain
MONTREAL - The Crown began its cross-examination of accused murderer Richard Henry Bain on Friday by referring to psychiatric reports in which he reportedly said he wanted to kill as many Quebec separ...
Jul 22, 2016
A look at some spills and leaks on the Prairies
Between 200,000 and 250,000 litres of crude oil and a lighter hydrocarbon have leaked into the North Saskatchewan River upstream from North Battleford, Sask. The city draws its drinking water from the...
Jul 22, 2016
Victims in B.C. attacks include 85-year-old living in fear: Crown
VANCOUVER - A series of firebombings and targeted shootings aimed at people who were thought to have a connection to a justice training centre in the Vancouver area has left the victims traumatized, a...
Jul 22, 2016
Kinky fish clog traffic in Newfoundland: 'It creates chaos trying to get there'
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - In eastern Newfoundland, nothing clogs traffic like kinky sex on the beach. On any given day for the past week or so, hundreds of people have been parking indiscriminately nea...
Jul 22, 2016
Anticosti: Quebec and private firm don't have to give Petrolia $13 million
MONTREAL - The Quebec government and a private firm don’t have to give nearly $13 million to Petrolia Inc. in their dispute over exploratory oil and gas drilling on Anticosti Island, a judge rul...
Jul 22, 2016
U.S. war dodgers urge Trudeau to let them stay; decry inaction on promises
TORONTO - American soldiers who fled to Canada rather than fight in Iraq joined activists and a Liberal backbencher on Friday to urge the government of Justin Trudeau to end legal action against them ...
Jul 22, 2016
New ferry aims to fix Fogo Island delays: 'It's a total nightmare'
FOGO ISLAND, N.L. - When she went to Fogo Island this month, Gwyneth Paltrow called it “heaven.” But for many people visiting Fogo, one of Newfoundland’s hottest tourist destinations...
Jul 22, 2016
