Category Archives: Canada
Toy poodle stolen from B.C. mall parking lot safely returned to owner
BURNABY, B.C. - Police say a toy poodle stolen from a mall parking lot in Burnaby, B.C., has been returned to its rightful owner. Burnaby RCMP sent a tweet Tuesday with a picture of Coco, saying the p...
Jul 12, 2016
'People just don't disappear:' Family asks for help to find woman missing a year
WINNIPEG - The daughter of a woman who disappeared a year ago is asking anyone with information to come forward and give the family closure. Thelma Krull, 57, went for a walk in her Winnipeg neighbour...
Jul 12, 2016
The Conservative leadership race: who's in, who's out, who's waffling
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Tony Clement launched his bid for the leadership of his party Tuesday. Here’s a look at who else is in, who’s out and who’s still on the fence. In: Kellie Le...
Jul 12, 2016
Alberta to end craft brewery tax discount, will replace with grant program
CALGARY - The Alberta government says it is dropping a beer markup that favoured western small breweries and will replace it with a grant program. The NDP government said Tuesday that starting August ...
Jul 12, 2016
What's the beef? Mandatory tip at Earls restaurant in Calgary stirs controversy
CALGARY - A decision by Earls Restaurants Ltd. to eliminate tipping at a downtown Calgary restaurant and replace it with a mandatory 16 per cent “hospitality charge” is stirring controvers...
Jul 12, 2016
Transportation Safety Board reports 24 runaway trains so far in 2016
MONTREAL - The Transportation Safety Board says there have been 24 cases this year of stationary trains suddenly lurching into gear. The federal agency says there were 42 similar cases last year and 3...
Jul 12, 2016
Finance Department memo says no new oil pipeline needed 'until at least 2025'
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is telling Ottawa there’s no more time to “dither” on pipeline approvals, but an internal federal analysis may indicate why the Liberals are co...
Jul 12, 2016
Coast Guard crew honoured for 'nick of time' heroics that prevented catastrophe
HALIFAX - It was their last hope of preventing a potential environmental disaster. Buffeted by gale-force winds, three Canadian Coast Guard members gripped the rails of a 145-metre long barge that had...
Jul 12, 2016
Fatally stabbed young people: Some main events in the case of Matthew de Grood
CALGARY - Matthew de Grood is facing an Alberta Review Board hearing to determine whether he should receive any privileges while in the Southern Alberta Forensic Psychiatry Centre. In May, de Grood wa...
Jul 12, 2016
Two reviews launched into death of Nunavut infant
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Two separate investigations are underway into the death of an infant who was in the care of staff at a nursing station in a remote Nunavut hamlet. Almost no details are available, i...
Jul 12, 2016
