Category Archives: Canada
United Conservative leader Jason Kenney says he won't legislate on abortion
EDMONTON - United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney says he will not legislate on abortion even though party members passed a resolution that advocates on both sides say could do just that. “I...
May 08, 2018
QuickList: Where the inquiry has passed, failed and areas that require work
OTTAWA - The Native Women’s Association of Canada has issued a new report card for the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and has found problems. It found the inquiry fa...
May 08, 2018
Liberal government to spend $1.6M to showcase Canada at G7 media centre
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government will spend nearly $1.6 million to market Canada to foreign journalists coming to Quebec City for next month’s G7 summit, conjuring echoes of the political uproar ...
May 08, 2018
"Did we win our game?" Injured Humboldt Broncos player can't recall bus crash
SASKATOON - Humboldt Bronco forward Kaleb Dahlgren remembers putting on his suit during the bus ride to a playoff game, returning to his seat and asking his friend and teammate, Nick Shumlanski, to po...
May 08, 2018
Quebec to impose curfew between midnight and 5 a.m. on some drivers
QUEBEC - Some Quebecers will soon be prohibited from driving between midnight and 5 a.m. The measure will apply as of May 18 to all drivers with a learner’s permit. And the changes to QuebecR...
May 08, 2018
Acting chief electoral officer Stephane Perrault to become permanent
OTTAWA - The man who’s been filling in as the country’s chief electoral watchdog for the last 18 months has been nominated to take over the job permanently. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau h...
May 08, 2018
'Just killed 2 ppl:' A look at events in the La Loche school shooting
LA LOCHE, Sask. - A judge has handed a life sentence to a student who killed four people and injuring seven others in a mass shooting in La Loche, Sask., in January 2016. Here is a timeline of events:...
May 08, 2018
E-commerce giant Shopify to open first bricks and mortar space this year
TORONTO - Shopify Inc. announced Tuesday its first brick-and-mortar location will open later this year and unveiled a host of new in-store infrastructure in a bid to attract - and keep -more retailers...
May 08, 2018
Police on B.C. island investigate discovery of human foot on beach
GABRIOLA ISLAND, B.C. - Police on Gabriola Island, off the east coast of Vancouver Island, are investigating the discovery of a human foot. RCMP say in a news release that a male walking the beach on ...
May 08, 2018
Airline involved in Saskatchewan crash can fly passengers again:Transport Canada
FOND DU LAC, Sask. - The airline that operated the plane that crashed in northern Saskatchewan in December with 25 people on board has been cleared to resume flying passengers. Transport Canada suspen...
May 08, 2018