Category Archives: Canada
Bombardier and Canadian canola stand to benefit from Chinese tariffs on U.S.
MONTREAL - Bombardier Inc. stands to gain from Chinese retaliatory duties against U.S. small aircraft, but the outlook is mixed for Canada’s agricultural sector. A 25 per cent tariff on aircraft...
Jul 06, 2018
Judicial council offers up courses for judges on handling sex assault cases
OTTAWA - The Canadian Judicial Council has launched a new website showcasing the training courses it is offering to federally appointed judges - including seminars to help judges handle sexual assault...
Jul 06, 2018
B.C. hikers who died lived their dreams and inspired people to be free: group
VANCOUVER - Friends of three hikers who died in an accident at Shannon Falls near Vancouver have posted an emotional online video honouring the trio they say inspired others by following their dreams....
Jul 06, 2018
'Looked at every aspect:' Truck driver criminally charged in Broncos bus crash
The driver of a transport truck faces 29 criminal charges in a fatal collision that killed 16 people, including 10 players, with the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team. Thirteen other players were in...
Jul 06, 2018
N.L. minor softball team barred from tournament for having two female players
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A minor softball team from Newfoundland is sitting out a St. John’s tournament this week after being barred from the competition for having two girls on the roster. Figh...
Jul 06, 2018
54 deaths in Quebec attributed to heat as hot, humid weather subsides
MONTREAL - Quebec health officials say at least 54 people are now believed to have died from heat-related complications. The office of Public Health Minister Lucie Charlebois released the latest figur...
Jul 06, 2018
Olympic snowboarder, Humboldt first responders help kick off Stampede parade
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampede kicked off under a blazing blue sky Friday with a parade through downtown Calgary, which set aside a special place of honour for emergency workers who responded to the H...
Jul 06, 2018
Patients 'leap out of bed' to see P.E.I. horse who visits palliative facility
CHARLOTTETOWN - It’s not unusual for patients at a P.E.I. palliative care facility to look out their windows and see a familiar horse staring back at them. Billy the Norwegian Fjord horse visits...
Jul 06, 2018
Quebec coroner says mandatory vehicle alert systems could prevent deaths in hot cars
MONTREAL - Two years after a baby died of heatstroke when he was forgotten in a car on a sweltering day, a Quebec coroner is calling for all vehicles sold in Canada to be equipped with an alert system...
Jul 06, 2018
Timeline of Lac-Megantic events on fifth anniversary of tragedy
LAC-MEGANTIC,, Que. - Friday marked the five-year anniversary of the Lac-Megantic train disaster in July 2013. Here is a timeline of key moments related to the the derailment: JULY 6, 2013: An unatten...
Jul 06, 2018