Category Archives: Canada
Justin Trudeau visits flood-stricken New Brunswick as crucial highway re-opens
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick residents have begun the long, messy business of cleaning up sodden homes and cottages - including one runaway cottage left bobbing in lake waters after floating seven kilo...
May 11, 2018
In the news today, May 11
Eight stories in the news for Friday, May 11 --- TRANS-CANADA EXPECTED TO REOPEN IN NEW BRUNSWICK Officials in New Brunswick hope to reopen a stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway between Moncton and Fr...
May 11, 2018
Ford, Horwath spar in northern debate as Wynne defends her record
PARRY SOUND, Ont. - As the Tories push to make inroads into Ontario’s north, their leader Doug Ford focused the brunt of his attacks during the election’s northern debate on the NDP, a par...
May 11, 2018
G7 legacy: high-speed internet coverage and cellphone reception across La Malbaie
LA MALBAIE, Que. - When the limousines, security guards, helicopters and politicians leave Quebec’s Charlevoix region after next month’s 44th annual G7 summit, its citizens will benefit fr...
May 11, 2018
Water advisory lifted in Montreal neighbourhood
MONTREAL - Officials in Montreal have lifted a water advisory affecting several downtown blocks after a hazardous substance was believed to have entered the water system. The city said late Thursday t...
May 10, 2018
Saskatoon public high schools to nix grad banquets, too costly for some families
Saskatoon's public high schools will stop hosting graduation banquets for students effective next year. The reason? In a letter sent to parents, school principals say the banquets are too expensive fo...
May 10, 2018
Manitoba premier drops night-hunt ban news in party evening speech
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government appears set to ban hunting with spotlights - a practice that Premier Brian Pallister said last year was leading to a race war with some Indigenous hunters. Pallister...
May 10, 2018
Former U.S. vice-president condemns Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion on Twitter
VANCOUVER - Former U.S. vice-president Al Gore says the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is destructive and should be stopped. The environmentalist posted a tweet Thursday saying the pipeline carryin...
May 10, 2018
New Democrat MP Kennedy Stewart is running to be mayor of Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A New Democrat member of Parliament is jumping into the Vancouver mayoral race. Burnaby South MP Kennedy Stewart said Thursday he’s going to resign his seat in Parliament and run as ...
May 10, 2018
Jewelry donated to B.C. thrift store raising funds for youth worth thousands
TSAWWASSEN, B.C. - Police say someone who donated costume jewelry to a thrift store in Tsawwassen, B.C., might have given away more than they realized. Delta police say a person working at the Delta Y...
May 10, 2018