Category Archives: Canada
Rare corpse flower plant to bloom for first time at Toronto Zoo
TORONTO - A plant that can take about a decade to produce a flower that emits a scent akin to rotting flesh is set to bloom this week at the Toronto Zoo - years ahead of schedule. The corpse flower, a...
Sep 10, 2018
Singh's leadership under microscope as NDP MPs prepare to meet in B.C.
OTTAWA - With almost a year under his belt as leader and an election nearly a year away, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh faces pressure to show a united team when he meets with caucus members for a strategy ...
Sep 10, 2018
What does the court decision quashing Ontario's council-cutting move mean?
An Ontario judge has struck down legislation from the provincial government that cut the size of Toronto’s city council nearly in half in the middle of a municipal election. In response, Premier...
Sep 10, 2018
Man charged with murder in July 2017 death of 13-year-old B.C. girl
SURREY, B.C. - A man has been charged with murdering a 13-year-old girl whose body was found in a Metro Vancouver park over a year ago in a crime that caused people in the community to feel unsafe, po...
Sep 10, 2018
All-important debate week for leaders in New Brunswick election campaign
FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick election campaign enters the homestretch this week with a series of televised leaders’ debates. Political scientist Donald Wright said the front-runners’ ma...
Sep 10, 2018
Fishing lodge breaks from mooring, runs around on Haida Gwaii
QUEEN CHARLOTTE, B.C. - The company that owns a floating fishing lodge that ran aground in British Columbia near the Haida Gwaii village of Queen Charlotte says it poses no current environmental threa...
Sep 10, 2018
Halifax sex assault trial delayed again as U.K. sailor remains hospitalized
HALIFAX - One of two British sailors accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a Halifax-area military base is still in hospital, delaying their trial yet again. Simon Radford’s lawyer told Nova...
Sep 10, 2018
Search ends for German singer who went overboard from cruise ship
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A search for a German pop singer who went overboard from a cruise ship off Newfoundland and Labrador has been called off. Maritime Forces Atlantic says after 80 hours of searc...
Sep 10, 2018
Nova Scotia MLA whose grandparents fled Holocaust condemns Nazi graffiti
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia politician whose grandparents fled the Holocaust says she is disheartened that graffiti using Nazi imagery was found in several places near her Halifax-area riding. NDP MLA Cla...
Sep 10, 2018
Mail disruptions possible by Sept. 26 if postal workers approve job action
OTTAWA - While postal workers waited Monday to find out whether they’ll be on picket lines later this month, some of Canada Post’s clients weren’t taking chances on whether there wou...
Sep 10, 2018