Category Archives: Canada
N.B. professor documents full rise and decline of astronomical event
SACKVILLE, N.B. - A New Brunswick physics professor says an astronomical discovery could give rare insight into the workings of the universe and advance the study of stellar evolution. Catherine Lovek...
Dec 11, 2018
Absentee Liberal MP defends himself in House of Commons speech
OTTAWA - A Liberal MP who’s stayed out of the House of Commons for months says he’s been busy with other important work. “Time spent in the House is a part of a member’s work b...
Dec 11, 2018
Canadian lacrosse team's promotion fails to score big win with all fans
SASKATOON - A promotion by the Saskatchewan Rush of the National Lacrosse League to get fans involved in a singalong of what has become a controversial Christmas favourite is being called silly and ta...
Dec 11, 2018
Police seek woman missing in Mexico after male travel companion dies by suicide
MONTREAL - Provincial police are asking anyone with information about a missing 41-year-old Quebec woman to come forward after she failed to return as planned last week from a beach holiday in Mexico....
Dec 11, 2018
Ex-diplomat who worked on Trudeau's Hong Kong visit detained in China
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government has contacted Chinese authorities about the detention of a sometime Canadian diplomat in China at a time of intensifying tensions between the...
Dec 11, 2018
Climate change, receding glaciers increase landslide risk on B.C.'s Mount Meager
VANCOUVER - Climate change is causing glaciers atop Mount Meager in British Columbia to shrink, increasing the chances of landslides and even a new eruption, says an expert studying the volcano. Glyn ...
Dec 11, 2018
Car thefts on rise in Canada as thieves target trucks, SUVs: insurance board
TORONTO - A new report says thieves are setting their sights on older-model Ford trucks and high-end SUVs as the number of automotive thefts rose again last year. The Insurance Bureau of Canada said T...
Dec 11, 2018
Judge grants $10M bail for Huawei executive facing possible extradition to U.S.
VANCOUVER - A top executive at Chinese tech giant Huawei has been released on $10 million bail and must agree to wear an electronic tracking device while she is also monitored by two employees of a co...
Dec 11, 2018
In the news today, Dec. 11
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, Dec. 11 --- BAIL HEARING CONTINUES TODAY FOR CHINESE EXEC A bail hearing continues today in Vancouver for a top executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei, who the Un...
Dec 11, 2018
Law that allows domestic violence records to be released 'patchy' in the U.K.
Hollie Gazzard was 20 years old when she was stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend at the hair salon where she worked in Gloucester, England. Court heard her killer, Asher Maslin, had a history of dome...
Dec 11, 2018