Category Archives: Canada
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
Flash flooding triggers emergency declaration in Saskatchewan city
ESTEVAN, Sask. - Parts of southern Saskatchewan have been warned that heavy rain - possibly as much as 100 millimetres - could bring flooding. A rainfall warning was in place Monday from Prince Albert...
Jul 12, 2016
Family of student detained in Bangladesh asks for Trudeau's help
The family of a Toronto university student who was detained after surviving a deadly attack in Bangladesh has asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to intervene in the case of the young man, who is a pe...
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
Companies must directly notify people affected by privacy breaches: watchdog
OTTAWA - Companies that lose personal customer data should be required to directly notify affected people - with limited exceptions - about the nature and date of the lapse along with steps taken to r...
Jul 12, 2016
