Category Archives: Canada
Quebec's political smorgasbord offers voters food, protest and U.S. annexation
MONTREAL - Jean-Louis Themis believes the true measure of a society is how well it eats. If that thinking were more widespread, the retired chef and cooking teacher would be a shoo-in to enter Quebec&...
Sep 22, 2018
No winning ticket for Friday night's $60 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $60 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. However, there were also 15 Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each up for grabs, and five of the...
Sep 22, 2018
Saskatchewan RCMP charge man in abduction that sparked Amber Alert last Sunday
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - Saskatchewan RCMP have arrested a man following an investigation into the abduction of a girl who was in a stolen vehicle that sparked an Amber Alert last Sunday. Emma O̵...
Sep 21, 2018
Several injured as Tornado tears through Ottawa and Gatineau, Que.
OTTAWA - A tornado ripped through the Ottawa area Friday afternoon, damaging homes and vehicles and sending several people to hospital as severe thunderstorms and high wind gusts also pounded southern...
Sep 21, 2018
B.C. premier apologizes for removal of 1950s totem pole at Canada-U.S. border
SURREY, B.C. - Three First Nations in British Columbia gathered Friday to raise a restored replica totem pole at a Canada-U.S. border crossing - a decade after it was removed by the province without n...
Sep 21, 2018
Former Canadian astronaut says space shuttle is a vehicle of hope
OTTAWA - Sending messages of hope from space is a big part of what flying to the outer limits is all about, say some of the privileged few who have orbited high above the Earth. Former Canadian astron...
Sep 21, 2018
Canada requests trade panel on uncoated groundwood paper ruling by U.S.
OTTAWA - Canada has requested a NAFTA trade panel review a U.S. Commerce Department ruling that imposed duties on uncoated groundwood products like newsprint. The U.S. International Trade Commission o...
Sep 21, 2018
Shoppers Drug Mart gets medical pot license from Health Canada
TORONTO - Shoppers Drug Mart has received Health Canada’s approval to be a licensed medical marijuana producer, opening the door for the pharmacy giant to dispense medical cannabis to patients. ...
Sep 21, 2018
Women in B.C. to have access to breast density info when screened for cancer
VANCOUER, B.C. - Women in British Columbia will soon get breast density information after having a mammogram, which can lead to the screening test missing cancer. Health Minister Adrian Dix said B.C. ...
Sep 21, 2018
Female foreign ministers meet in Montreal to talk security, gender-based violence
MONTREAL - Female foreign affairs ministers from around the world gathered in Montreal on Friday to kick off a “historic” two-day summit that was described by Canada’s Chrystia Freel...
Sep 21, 2018