Category Archives: Canada
Scholarships honour 'big, bright light' and other Broncos players from Alberta
ST. ALBERT, Alta. - Former National Hockey League player Chris Joseph wants people to remember his son for his love of hockey and the smile he brought into every room. Jaxon Joseph, 21, was one of 16 ...
Oct 26, 2018
U.S. Exxon lawsuit takes aim at Alberta oilsands over climate risks
Energy companies are likely to face more lawsuits similar to one filed this week that alleges ExxonMobil dramatically underestimated the risks carbon regulations pose to its oilsands assets, a legal s...
Oct 26, 2018
Sex discrimination felt early despite equality beliefs, Canadian teens say
TORONTO - Canadian teenagers begin noticing gender-based inequality early on, with girls feeling the effects especially acutely in sports and in cyberspace, a new survey suggests. The online survey of...
Oct 26, 2018
Family offers $10M reward for information leading to arrest in Sherman deaths
TORONTO - The family of billionaire philanthropists Barry and Honey Sherman offered up to $10 million Friday for information that would solve the couple’s killings, a reward announced after thei...
Oct 26, 2018
Yellowknife man fined, grounded for 3 years, flew drone too close to airport
YELLOWKNIFE - A drone pilot who flew a small device too close to incoming aircraft at Yellowknife airport has been fined and grounded for three years. RCMP say Toufic Chamas was charged in September 2...
Oct 25, 2018
Rookie party leader chided for wearing jeans in Manitoba question period
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba politician changed his pants after being chided for wearing jeans in the legislature chamber. Dougald Lamont, the Liberal leader who was first elected in July, found himself in t...
Oct 25, 2018
Canada ratifies Pacific Rim trade deal after final vote in Senate
OTTAWA - A bill to enact a new trade pact with Pacific Rim countries has passed the legislative finish line, making Canada one of the first countries to ratify the 11-country deal. Approving the agree...
Oct 25, 2018
Saskatchewan man pleads guilty to some charges related to Amber Alert
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - A man accused of a child abduction that sparked an Amber Alert in north-central Saskatchewan has pleaded guilty to several charges. Johnathan Gunville, who is 19, has admitte...
Oct 25, 2018
Cirque du Soleil's Saudi Arabia show 'difficult' for founder Guy Laliberte
MONTREAL - In the light of recent geopolitical tensions in Saudi Arabia, Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte has expressed some discomfort with the troop’s performance in that country on Sept...
Oct 25, 2018
Police reopen investigation into 1972 death of Ontario Indigenous teen
Concerns raised by the family of an Indigenous teen who died in northern Ontario more than four decades ago have prompted the province’s police force to take a fresh look at the case, the lead i...
Oct 25, 2018