Category Archives: Canada
Canada's De Grasse might be rich, but he's carefully budgeting for future
EDMONTON - Andre De Grasse might be a wealthy young man, but he’s not flashing diamond watches or living in a posh penthouse apartment. The 21-year-old from Markham, Ont., turned pro this season...
Jul 12, 2016
A look at five students killed by Matthew de Grood at Calgary house party
CALGARY - An Alberta review board hearing began Tuesday for a man found not criminally responsible for the stabbing deaths of five young people at a Calgary house party in 2014. Matthew de Grood is in...
Jul 12, 2016
Deaf dog once thought to be untrainable wins champion agility title
HALIFAX - She was born deaf, and surrendered to the Nova Scotia SPCA as “untrainable.” But Seven, a suspected border collie who was rescued as a three-month-old puppy, recently received th...
Jul 12, 2016
Trudeau caps eastern European trip visiting Canadian troops in Ukraine
LVIV, Ukraine - A show of force capped Justin Trudeau’s six-day swing through eastern Europe on Tuesday, underlining the risks and challenges Canada faces in an increasingly volatile and politic...
Jul 12, 2016
Rona sees sales double during test replacing printed flyer with digital offering
MONTREAL - Home renovation chain Rona says its efforts to attract tech-savvy shoppers got a recent boost when the retailer temporarily replaced its printed flyer with an expanded digital offering. The...
Jul 12, 2016
'God did not create another Adam:' Anglicans vote down same-sex marriage
TORONTO - A passionate debate on whether Anglicans should bless same-sex marriages came to a head Monday when delegates to their triennial conference narrowly voted against authorizing such unions. Th...
Jul 12, 2016
Husband charged with arson, 2nd-degree murder in fire that killed mother of six
PORT MOODY, B.C. - A mother of six has died and her husband is charged with second-degree murder after neighbours helped rescue five children from the roof of a burning home in suburban Vancouver. Rah...
Jul 12, 2016
Man to be tried for murder, interfering with body of Nova Scotia police officer
HALIFAX - A man accused of killing an off-duty Nova Scotia police officer and disposing of her body near a Halifax bridge will be committed to stand trial. Christopher Calvin Garnier, 28, was in court...
Jul 12, 2016
Controversy aside, 1976 Olympics were a huge success on the playing fields
MONTREAL - Greg Joy calls carrying the Canadian flag at the closing ceremony of the 1976 Montreal Olympics “one of the highlights of my life.” The final showcase before 73,000 at the unfin...
Jul 12, 2016
No health concerns over soil from Fort McMurray after fire: government tests
EDMONTON - A wildfire that levelled some parts of the Alberta city of Fort McMurray left few contaminants behind in the soil, suggest the latest government tests. The results, the first released on so...
Jul 12, 2016
