Category Archives: Canada
Manitoba premier mulls expanded cannabis ban to include sprays and more
WINNIPEG - “I’ve never seen this before.” Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister, sitting in his legislature office for a year-end interview, is looking at a 15-ml container of cannabis sp...
Dec 23, 2018
How an American businessman saved hundreds of Nova Scotians' jobs
SYDNEY, N.S. - His message to laid off Cape Breton call centre workers is straightforward. But the Iowa-based businessman’s words resonate like gospel in this hardscrabble region plunged into ec...
Dec 23, 2018
As Quebec City reveals archeological secrets, quest for founder's tomb remains
MONTREAL - In the knee-deep mud of a future Quebec City condominium project, it was a spot of dark soil that led archeologists to uncover the edge of an axe-hewn wooden stake, preserved in wet clay fa...
Dec 23, 2018
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $7 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - There was no winning ticket for the $7 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, there were five guaranteed $1 million prizes that were claimed by ticket holders in ...
Dec 23, 2018
Convoys in support of oil industry continue in Alberta and Saskatchewan
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - Convoys of trucks rolled slowly through Alberta and Saskatchewan on Saturday as demonstrations in support of Canada’s ailing oil and gas sector continue. Police in Medicine...
Dec 22, 2018
Trudeau visits peacekeepers in Mali, defends decision not to extend mission
GAO, Mali - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau praised the work of hundreds of peacekeepers during a surprise visit here on Saturday even as he defended his government’s refusal to extend their missi...
Dec 22, 2018
Boxer Adonis Stevenson regains consciousness from medically induced coma
QUEBEC - Canadian boxer Adonis Stevenson has regained consciousness after being in a medically induced coma for three weeks following a knockout loss on Dec. 1. Stevenson’s girlfriend, Simone Go...
Dec 22, 2018
Saint John, N.B., reports data breach in parking payment system
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - As many as 6,000 people in Saint John, N.B., could have had their personal information exposed, an analyst group said as the city announced it was one of dozens of municipalities af...
Dec 22, 2018
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh campaigns in Montreal ahead of tough byelection fight
MONTREAL - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh ventured into his predecessor’s former territory on Saturday as he campaigned in Montreal’s Outremont riding ahead of several federal byelections expect...
Dec 22, 2018
Hydro crews work around the clock to restore power to British Columbians
When the power went out in the small community of Lake Cowichan, B.C., during a destructive windstorm that swept the province’s coast on Thursday, many residents weren’t prepared for it to...
Dec 22, 2018