Category Archives: Canada
Alberta driver loses challenge to ticket after displaying anti-Harper sign
PONOKA, Alta. - A judge in Alberta has convicted a man of stunting after he was pulled over by police for driving his car with a sign with an expletive aimed at former prime minister Stephen Harper. R...
Jul 20, 2016
Auto parts company fined US$130 million for fixing prices in Canada and U.S.
OTTAWA - Japanese auto-parts manufacturer Nishikawa Rubber Co. has agreed to plead guilty and pay a US$130-million fine for its role in an international bid-rigging scheme that affected car sales in C...
Jul 20, 2016
Fans of the Tragically Hip could get second shot at concert tickets with lottery
TORONTO - Fans of the Tragically Hip still hoping to see the band on their upcoming tour could score tickets through a newly announced lottery. For each date on the “Man Machine Poem” tour...
Jul 20, 2016
Jurors see video of Richard Henry Bain falling to the floor during interrogation
MONTREAL - Jurors at Richard Henry Bain’s murder trial saw footage Wednesday of the accused slumping to the floor as he was being questioned by a police investigator. The interrogation took plac...
Jul 20, 2016
Canadian envoy fires back against 'inflated rhetoric' on softwood lumber in U.S.
OTTAWA - Canada’s ambassador to the United States is firing back at a group of American senators who signed a public letter containing what he calls “inflated rhetoric” about Canadia...
Jul 20, 2016
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, July 20 NATIONAL TRADE PACT ON TABLE IN WHITEHORSE: Canada’s provinces and territories are committed to freer trade within the country’s border...
Jul 20, 2016
B.C. to change human rights code to protect transgender rights
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s government is reversing its position and aligning itself with the majority of Canada to enhance protection for the rights of transgender people just days before Va...
Jul 20, 2016
Keep Pokemon Go out of Saskatchewan jails: Corrections Ministry
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Corrections Ministry is reminding Pokemon Go players to stay out of jail. Spokesman Drew Wilby says young offender and other correctional facilities are off-limits for securi...
Jul 20, 2016
Quebec-based group given go-ahead to begin testing Zika vaccine on humans
MONTREAL - A Quebec City-based research team has received the green light to begin testing a Zika vaccine on humans in collaboration with U.S.-based partners. The researchers based at Universite Laval...
Jul 20, 2016
A by-the-numbers look at the new Canada child benefit that rolled out Wednesday
OTTAWA - The first federal Canada child benefit payments arrived in Wednesday. Here is a look at the program, by the numbers. $23 billion: Cost of the Canada child benefit in the Liberals’ 2016 ...
Jul 20, 2016
