Category Archives: Canada
Otter 6, humans 0 in battle of wits to oust koi muncher from Vancouver garden
VANCOUVER - A river otter with a taste for valuable koi carp may also have a flair for drama as it continues to avoid humane traps and confound efforts to remove it from a classical Chinese garden in ...
Nov 22, 2018
Sunwing pilot temperature typo could have had 'catastrophic' results: Report
An incident last year that saw a jet operated by Sunwing Airlines Inc. strike a 36-centimetre-high light beyond the runway and fly low for four kilometres carried potentially “catastrophic”...
Nov 22, 2018
No obvious tension between Olands before murder, assistant testifies
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - On the day he was savagely beaten to death, multi-millionaire businessman Richard Oland was catching up on work in his Saint John office and appeared pleased when his only son, Denn...
Nov 22, 2018
Franco-Ontarians ponder legal challenge in face of government 'attack'
OTTAWA - The president of the main organization representing Franco-Ontarians said Monday Premier Doug Ford is showing a “lack of respect” towards the province’s French-speaking mino...
Nov 22, 2018
Sunwing pilot temperature typo could have had 'catastrophic' results: Report
Investigators say an incident last year that saw a jet operated by Sunwing Airlines Inc. strike a 36-centimetre-high light beyond the runway and fly low for four kilometres carried potentially “...
Nov 22, 2018
Fears for seabirds after oil spill: 'There's probably a lot more oiled birds'
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - At least 15 oiled seabirds have been spotted after Newfoundland’s largest-ever offshore oil spill, and one biologist says past spills indicate the number could be in the...
Nov 22, 2018
Affordable-housing goals hang in delicate balance, says Bank of Canada deputy
OTTAWA - The tenuous balancing act facing the federal government’s $40-billion housing strategy has come into clearer focus as a top Bank of Canada official warned of the challenges between ensu...
Nov 22, 2018
'We will fight' in court if back-to-work legislation passes, postal union warns
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he still hopes agreements can be struck to end mail disruptions across the country after his government introduced back-to-work legislation that could force...
Nov 22, 2018
Morneau hopes new NAFTA deal signed next week, stresses tariff fight is separate
OTTAWA - Canada could sign a new North American free-trade deal even with stinging U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods still in force, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said Thursday, with just over a week to ...
Nov 22, 2018
Biologist fears extent of bird mortality may grow after N.L. oil spill
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - At least 15 oiled seabirds have been spotted after Newfoundland’s largest-ever offshore oil spill, but a biologist says past spills indicate the number could be in the t...
Nov 22, 2018