Category Archives: Canada
Fairytale wedding: Royal union to set nuptial trends for seasons to come
For those who harbour Disney-themed fantasies for their pending nuptials, the union of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle promises to be a feast of regal inspiration, wedding watchers say. In keeping with...
May 13, 2018
At a breaking point: Nunavut hamlet of Pangnirtung cries for help
PANGNIRTUNG, Nunavut - Everyone thought things in the Nunavut community of Pangnirtung were finally looking up. The hamlet, which once had one of the highest suicide rates in the territory, hadn’...
May 13, 2018
Sister of teacher who died in La Loche shooting returns to work with youth
The sister of one of the victims in a northern Saskatchewan school shooting has been working with youth in the community where her brother was killed to make sure their voices are heard. Caitlin Wood&...
May 13, 2018
Saskatchewan father upset son's hockey team not allowed to wear memorial patch
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - The father of a young Saskatchewan hockey player who committed suicide calls a decision to remove a memorial patch from his son’s team’s jerseys a slap in the fac...
May 13, 2018
Money and politics: resignation announcements hit Quebec Liberals ahead of fall vote
MONTREAL - News that several Quebec Liberals won’t seek re-election this year has fuelled speculation the governing party’s boat is sinking, but former politicians caution against assuming...
May 13, 2018
Five things to know about the Gladue decision
VANCOUVER - It’s been nearly two decades since Canada’s highest court handed down its landmark Gladue decision on sentencing Indigenous offenders. Here are five things to know about the ca...
May 13, 2018
Work still needed years after landmark ruling on Indigenous sentencing: lawyers
VANCOUVER - Nearly two decades after a landmark court decision on sentencing Indigenous offenders, lawyers say there are no national standards for implementing the ruling and too many Aboriginal peopl...
May 13, 2018
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $18 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $18 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a ticket holder in Ontario. The jackp...
May 13, 2018
Woman to be archbishop in the Anglican Church of Canada for first time: diocese
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The Anglican Diocese of New Westminster says a woman has been elected an archbishop in the Anglican Church of Canada for the first time. Melissa Skelton will assume the highest...
May 12, 2018
'Bon Cop, Bad Cop' producer Kevin Tierney dead at 67
MONTREAL - The Montreal producer behind the hit bilingual film “Bon Cop, Bad Cop” has died at the age of 67. Kevin Tierney’s son announced his father’s death on social media, s...
May 12, 2018