Category Archives: Canada
Worker finds body in wall in Calgary mall washroom, foul play not suspected
CALGARY - A man’s body was extracted from inside a wall of a women’s washroom in a busy downtown Calgary mall on Monday, but police said they did not suspect foul play. The discovery was m...
Apr 30, 2018
Ontario to land $4.2 billion under $40 billion national housing plan
OTTAWA - Ontario will receive $4.2 billion more over the next 10 years for affordable housing under the first of several funding agreements the federal Liberals plan to sign by the end of the year. Th...
Apr 30, 2018
Auditor's report flags risk assessment risks at Export Development Canada
OTTAWA - The federal auditor general says Export Development Canada has significant problems when it comes to risk management because it hasn’t kept up with evolving industry practices. The warn...
Apr 30, 2018
Owners of Montreal pig named Babe won't be forced to give him up
MONTREAL - Babe the pig can rest easy. The 27-kilogram porker will not be getting evicted from the east-end Montreal condo he shares with his owners and their 11-month-old daughter. Mario Ramos and hi...
Apr 30, 2018
Good times ahead for Nunavut, Yukon economies: conference board
The Conference Board of Canada says more than a decade’s worth of good times are on their way for northern miners. In a report released Monday, the economic think tank suggests a rebirth in mini...
Apr 30, 2018
PM sells Trans Mountain pipeline as Amazon announces expansion in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promoted the expansion of retail giant Amazon’s technology hub in Vancouver on Monday as he used the region’s record-high gas prices to continue s...
Apr 30, 2018
100 kg of methamphetamine and 4 kg of heroin seized at Toronto airport: CBSA
TORONTO - Canada Border Services Agency says it has made a “significant” drug seizure at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. The agency says 100 kilograms of methamphetamine and...
Apr 30, 2018
Second Newfoundland and Labrador minister out of cabinet pending conduct review
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A second minister in less than a week is out of Newfoundland and Labrador’s cabinet as the governing Liberals are under increasing fire for how they handled bullying com...
Apr 30, 2018
Liberal elections bill aimed at tighter rules on spending, fake news, privacy
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government wants to make it easier for Canadians to cast a ballot, while making it harder for political parties - or foreign entities - to violate their privacy or persuad...
Apr 30, 2018
U.S. delays tariffs again: Steel, aluminum levies paused another month to June 1
WASHINGTON - The United States has delayed the imposition of steel and aluminum tariffs for another month, with a late-evening announcement Monday that pushed the internationally contentious issue off...
Apr 30, 2018