Category Archives: Canada
No relief in sight as gasoline price hits four-year high over $1.33 per litre
CALGARY - Canadians celebrating the onset of summer driving season have been dismayed by another spring phenomenon - rising gasoline prices across the country. According to GasBuddy.com, the average p...
Apr 30, 2018
More than 100 people defrauded of $6 million in securities scam, RCMP say
LONDON, Ont. - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police say a Toronto man is charged with defrauding more than 100 people across the country of more than $6 million. The Mounties say the investigation began ...
Apr 30, 2018
On tax deadline day, hotels urge government to force Airbnb to pay up
OTTAWA - Canada’s hotels are asking the federal Liberal government to take a heavier hand with online rental services like Airbnb and force the platforms to collect and remit sales tax. The Hote...
Apr 30, 2018
This is only a test; trial run coming next week for emergency alert system
OTTAWA - Millions of cellphones, tablets and other portable devices will sound off across the country next week to test Canada’s new public emergency alert system. The country’s broadcast ...
Apr 30, 2018
Officials warning B.C. flooding this year may be worse due to 2017 wildfires
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Emergency officials in British Columbia’s southern Interior warn that devastating wildfires that charred thousands of square kilometres of timber and bush last year now hav...
Apr 30, 2018
Huge cruise ship with two-level go-kart track visits Halifax on maiden voyage
HALIFAX - The maiden voyage for one of the world’s largest cruise ships included a rain-drenched visit Monday to Halifax, where the 303-metre Norwegian Bliss showed off its most unusual entertai...
Apr 30, 2018
Grade 8 math scores climb across Canada, except in Ontario, report finds
TORONTO - Students in every province except Ontario improved their performance in math between 2010 and 2016, according to a report released Monday that examined the results of tests administered to e...
Apr 30, 2018
A Calgary 2026 Winter Olympic Games bid awaits a champion, or two
CALGARY - The success of a Calgary bid for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games will depend on its leader. With the deadline to submit bids to the International Olympic Committee just nine months awa...
Apr 30, 2018
Nova Scotia notifies police after new alleged breaches of website
HALIFAX - Eleven fresh instances of “unusual activity” on Nova Scotia’s freedom-of-information website were detected after a young man allegedly breached the site in early March, the...
Apr 30, 2018
'Best bros:' First Nation mourns three boys hit by vehicle in northern Manitoba
NELSON HOUSE, Man. - A small, tight-knit northern Manitoba First Nation was in mourning Monday after three boys who loved to play together and go ice fishing were struck and killed by an alleged drunk...
Apr 30, 2018