Category Archives: Canada
B.C. fuel up 4 cents, more hikes due as 'bumpy' year looms at pumps: expert
VANCOUVER - Extreme volatility in oil markets has resulted in a price jump for gasoline of four cents a litre in Metro Vancouver and an analyst predicts a further hike could arrive within days. Dan Mc...
Jan 04, 2019
Extreme avalanche risk in Alberta, B.C. leads to warnings from Parks Canada
BANFF, Alta. - Parks Canada is urging backcountry users to stay out of avalanche terrain this weekend after a winter storm led to an extreme danger rating in Banff, Yoho, Kootenay and Jasper national ...
Jan 04, 2019
'Obviously inappropriate:' Insurer says ASIMIL8 plate shouldn't have been issued
WINNIPEG - Documents from a legal challenge by a “Star Trek” fan who had his personalized ASIMIL8 licence plate revoked show a Manitoba Public Insurance senior executive was shocked the pl...
Jan 04, 2019
Mediation scheduled in effort to resolve dispute over new Senators arena
OTTAWA - The three parties involved in a dispute over a plan to build a community featuring a new downtown arena for the Ottawa Senators will go to mediation to try to resolve their differences. While...
Jan 04, 2019
Hateful letter shocks Indigenous family in Edmonton-area community
LEDUC, Alta. - An Indigenous family says they are shocked by a hateful letter telling them to move away - the second such letter in the Edmonton area in recent months. Jimmy Assiniboine, who is 13, to...
Jan 04, 2019
Push carefully but do no harm to Canadians imprisoned in China: senator
OTTAWA - The Liberal senator leading the Canadian parliamentary delegation travelling to China says his group will tread carefully in calling for the release of the two Canadians detained there. Sen. ...
Jan 04, 2019
Woman accidentally leaves gold, diamonds and pearls in clothing donation bag
HALIFAX - A Halifax woman who accidentally donated her lifelong collection of gold, diamonds and pearls is hoping against the odds that her jewelry will be returned. Jane Lowe realized too late that h...
Jan 04, 2019
'An unknown political quantity': Vickers' challenge, and opportunity, in N.B.
Kevin Vickers has been described as a national hero for his role in stopping a gunman’s attack on Parliament Hill in 2014, but New Brunswick pundits say he’s largely seen as an outsider as...
Jan 04, 2019
Police need clearly defined reason for stopping people for questioning: judge
TORONTO - Police and the public need to be able to clearly distinguish between valid street checks by officers and random stops that should be abandoned altogether, a judge tasked with reviewing the p...
Jan 04, 2019
In the news today, Jan. 4
Five stories in the news for Friday, Jan. 4 ___ LAWMAKERS TO RAISE IMPRISONED CANADIANS IN CHINA While it was not the initial reason for the trip, a group of six MPs and Senators heading to China say ...
Jan 04, 2019