Category Archives: Canada
B.C. asks court to affirm right to protect environment from heavy oils
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s fight against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is heading to court with the New Democrat government seeking affirmation that it has the right to protect its en...
Apr 26, 2018
Workplace substance-use policies would help Canadians and employers: report
VANCOUVER - Not enough companies have comprehensive substance-use policies and those that provide them offer inadequate measures to help struggling employees, the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and ...
Apr 26, 2018
Organizers wonder how big crowds will get for Winnipeg Jets street party
WINNIPEG - At first, it was just a few thousand people braving the cold to cheer on the Winnipeg Jets in a street party. Then the numbers grew. And, with each game, the crowd got bigger. Organizers sa...
Apr 26, 2018
Union that represents WestJet pilots calls for strike vote to press for contract
CALGARY - The union that represents pilots at WestJet has called for a strike vote to press its demand for its first contract. The Air Line Pilots Association says pilots began voting Wednesday and th...
Apr 25, 2018
Canadian Transportation Agency launching inquiry into Sunwing flights
GATINEAU, Que. - The Canadian Transportation Agency says it is launching an inquiry into some mid-April Sunwing Airlines flights after receiving more than 80 complaints from passengers. The agency say...
Apr 25, 2018
Double-size party at Maple Leaf Square as fans unite after Toronto van attack
TORONTO - Still reeling from Monday’s deadly van attack, hundreds of Torontonians braved the rain outside Air Canada Centre on Wednesday night to cheer on the city’s teams as they played i...
Apr 25, 2018
New Zealand warship transferred to Victoria shipyard for upgrades
Seaspan’s Victoria Shipyards is welcoming the extended stay of a guest from down under on Thursday when the New Zealand navy frigate Te Kaha is officially transferred for system upgrades. A news...
Apr 25, 2018
Mosque shooter couldn't believe man he shot seven times survived: fellow inmate
Quebec City mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette told a fellow inmate he couldn’t believe a man he pumped seven bullets into didn’t die, a Crown prosecutor told his sentencing arguments We...
Apr 25, 2018
Former Mountie who sexually assaulted teenage boys gets six years in prison
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A former Mountie and youth sports coach who a judge says used his authority and trust to groom teenage boys before sexually assaulting them has been sentenced to six years in prison. ...
Apr 25, 2018
B.C. moves to restrict ownership, use of pharmaceutical pill presses
VICTORIA - British Columbia is cracking down on pill presses in a bid to ease the ongoing opioid overdose crisis gripping the province. The provincial government says in a news release that it has int...
Apr 25, 2018