Category Archives: Canada
Whale watch body wants closer access to other orcas as feds set 200-metre limit
VICTORIA - A West Coast whale watching collective is demanding closer access for its members to more abundant killer whale populations after the federal government imposed a 200-metre viewing distance...
Jul 07, 2018
No winning ticket for Friday night's $55 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $55 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. However, four of the 13 Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each were claimed by a total of five t...
Jul 07, 2018
Saskatchewan man gets 10 years for crash that killed three Edmonton women
BATTLEFORDS, Sask. - A Saskatchewan man who pleaded guilty to three counts of criminal negligence causing death for a crash that killed three Edmonton women has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. J...
Jul 06, 2018
Woman says Trudeau apologized day after encounter at B.C. music festival in 2000
CALGARY - A former newspaper reporter confirms Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized to her the day after what she says was an inappropriate encounter at a B.C. music festival almost two decades ag...
Jul 06, 2018
U.S. ends duties on supercalendered paper imports from Canada after settlement
The U.S. Department of Commerce says it has ended countervailing duties on supercalendered paper from Canada that have been in place since 2015. The move comes after Verso Corp., the main U.S. produce...
Jul 06, 2018
Toronto mayor meets members of hip-hop community to talk gun violence solutions
TORONTO - Mayor John Tory met with three prominent members of Toronto’s hip-hop community on Friday to discuss possible solutions for the recent spate of gun violence in the city. Filmmaker Dire...
Jul 06, 2018
Nova Scotia mother who strangled daughter granted four temporary day leaves
A Nova Scotia woman who strangled her 12-year-old daughter to death has been granted four escorted leaves over the next 12 months to attend church services. A written decision by the Parole Board of C...
Jul 06, 2018
Provincial police find seven missing people in northern Quebec
MONTREAL - Seven people who went missing while on a fishing expedition in a remote region of Quebec have been found safe, provincial police said Friday. They were located in a chalet where they had ta...
Jul 06, 2018
Parti Quebecois upset that Quebecers allowed car vanity plates in English
MONTREAL - Vanity car licence plates will be legal in Quebec within weeks but the Parti Quebecois says drivers should be banned from inscribing statements or slogans on them in any language other than...
Jul 06, 2018
Canadian troops arrive amid heightened tensions, raised hopes over Mali election
OTTAWA - The arrival of Canadian troops in Mali has coincided with raised hopes and heightened tensions over what is expected to be a decisive moment in the West African country’s recent history...
Jul 06, 2018