Category Archives: Canada
B.C. ticket claims Friday night's $39.5 million Lotto Max jackpot
DELTA, B.C. - The B.C. Lottery Corp. says the winning ticket for Friday night’s $39.5 million dollar Lotto Max jackpot was purchased in south Delta, B.C. The Crown corporation says the single wi...
Dec 29, 2018
Vancouver police say so far they can't corroborate child luring allegation
Vancouver police say they have been unable to corroborate a claim that a six-year-old girl was lured from the playground of an elementary school earlier this month. Police say they have investigated t...
Dec 28, 2018
A timeline of the cases of Meng Wanzhou and the Canadians detained in China
OTTAWA - A timeline of the Meng Wanzhou case, and rising tension between Canada and China. Aug. 22: A New York court issues a warrant for the arrest of Huawei Technologies chief financial officer Meng...
Dec 28, 2018
Sarah McIver returned to Canada after arrest in China
OTTAWA - Albertan Sarah McIver has been released from custody in China, Global Affairs Canada says. McIver had been detained over a work-permit issue related to her teaching job. The department didn&#...
Dec 28, 2018
Two Laurier professors sue former TA who recorded disciplinary meeting
Two Ontario university professors who are being sued for defamation by controversial author and professor Jordan Peterson over comments made during a private meeting allege a former teaching assistant...
Dec 28, 2018
Trudeau says it's worth 'pointing out' similarities between Scheer and Harper
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Andrew Scheer’s Conservative party is in the exact same place it was under Stephen Harper’s leadership and that’s why he and his Liberals ...
Dec 28, 2018
Former New Brunswick premier Brian Gallant steps down early as Liberal leader
MONCTON, N.B. - Former New Brunswick premier Brian Gallant is stepping down as leader of the provincial Liberals earlier than planned, saying the party needs to move on and choose a new leader. Gallan...
Dec 28, 2018
'I resolve to do better': Playwright Robert Lepage on 2018 race controversy
MONTREAL - Renowned Quebec director Robert Lepage is promising to be more racially sensitive with his work in the new year after two of his plays in 2018 were widely condemned by members of QuebecR...
Dec 28, 2018
Humboldt Broncos coach steps down during first season after tragic bus crash
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - Nathan Oystrick has stepped down as head coach and general manager of the Humboldt Broncos. The 36-year-old Regina native was hired in July, three months after 16 members of the juni...
Dec 28, 2018
Ex-astronaut Thirsk to help define Canada's place in Mars mission
OTTAWA - The Canadian Space Agency says it wants to hire former astronaut Robert Thirsk to help it figure out how to contribute medical expertise to a human mission to Mars. Thirsk is a medical doctor...
Dec 28, 2018