Category Archives: Canada

Toronto police charge woman who climbed crane cab near waterfront
TORONTO - A young woman who climbed a construction crane near Toronto’s waterfront before being helped down by authorities was charged Thursday after police said she damaged the towering piece o...
Aug 16, 2018

Baloney Meter: is flow of asylum seekers at Canada-U.S. border a 'crisis'?
OTTAWA - “I think any time you have a government that allows 30,000 people over the course of a short period of time to come into Canada illegally, the impact that that has, that is a crisis....
Aug 16, 2018

Hundreds attend visitation for fallen police constables in Fredericton
FREDERICTON - Hundreds of mourners lined up in downtown Fredericton on Thursday for an emotional public visitation for two city police constables killed in the line of duty. Constables Robb Costello a...
Aug 16, 2018

In the news today, Aug. 16
Eight stories in the news for Thursday, Aug. 16 --- BERNIER DOESN’T SPEAK FOR PARTY: SCHEER Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is under pressure to kick Maxime Bernier out of caucus after the mav...
Aug 16, 2018

Feds preparing response in case Trump follows through on auto tariff threat
OTTAWA - With threats of devastating U.S. tariffs hanging over the auto sector, Canada’s economic development minister says Ottawa is considering every possible way it could respond if the Trump...
Aug 16, 2018

Calgary mom of terminally ill boy urges empathy in neighbourhood parking spat
CALGARY - The mother of a terminally ill Calgary boy who requires around-the-clock care says she is being hassled by neighbours over street parking. Melissa Huitema has a team of nurses and other prof...
Aug 16, 2018
Esther, celebrity 'wonder pig,' diagnosed with cancer after CT scan
GUELPH, Ont. - A celebrity pig whose owners raised more than half a million dollars to bring an oversized CT scanner to Canada has been diagnosed with cancer. A post on the Facebook page for Esther th...
Aug 15, 2018
Liberal MP Iqra Khalid accused of giving award to purveyor of anti-Semitism
OTTAWA - A Liberal MP is under fire for presenting a “certificate of appreciation” to a man one Jewish advocacy group labels a purveyor of anti-Semitism. B’nai Brith Canada has start...
Aug 15, 2018
Quebec sets aside $900 million for companies hurt by U.S. tariffs
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is setting aside almost $900 million for companies affected by tariffs recently imposed on Canada by the United States. Premier Philippe Couillard says his government ...
Aug 15, 2018
Chinese medicine practitioner in B.C. facing historical sex assault charges
ESQUIMALT, B.C. - A B.C. acupuncturist and former military officer is facing allegations of sexual assault against four women and Victoria police say there may be other potential victims across the co...
Aug 15, 2018