Category Archives: Canada
Father of slain police officer expresses gun bill anger in letter to Goodale
OTTAWA - The father of a police officer who was gunned down in Quebec is angered and disappointed by the Liberal government’s firearms bill, saying there is nothing in the legislation that would...
Apr 13, 2018
Rescue tech who died in accident had chute tangle, lost track of height: report
OTTAWA - A military investigation report says an accident that killed a search and rescue technician near Yorkton, Sask., in March 2017 came after the man’s chute became twisted as he jumped in ...
Apr 13, 2018
Highlights of Comey book: Seven details from tell-all tome that has Trump fuming
WASHINGTON - James Comey’s new tell-all isn’t officially out yet, but it’s already infuriated President Donald Trump, who has called Comey an “untruthful slime ball,” and...
Apr 13, 2018
Feds have options to cut risk for Trans Mountain pipeline investors, says Carr
OTTAWA - Canada is considering several ways to reduce the financial risk for Kinder Morgan investors spooked by the uncertainty plaguing the planned Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, Natural Resource...
Apr 13, 2018
Wynne says Ford's pledge to fire Hydro One CEO shows he has no plan
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Doug Ford’s promise to fire the CEO of Hydro One if elected this spring shows he has no plan to lead Ontario, Premier Kathleen Wynne said Friday, calling the Tory leader’s...
Apr 13, 2018
Publisher pulls MMIW poetry book following criticism from victim's family
A publisher has pulled a book of poems about missing and murdered Indigenous women from its collection following criticism that the author did not request the family’s permission to write about ...
Apr 13, 2018
Phoenix pay problems drop slightly; bigger decline unlikely until late spring
OTTAWA - The backlog of problem pay files created by the federal government’s Phoenix pay system fell slightly in March - the second straight monthly decline, figures released Friday show. But a...
Apr 13, 2018
Senators captain Karlsson offers touching tribute to victims of Broncos crash
Ottawa Senators captain Erik Karlsson offered a touching tribute to the victims of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash on Friday. Karlsson, who is dealing with his own personal tragedy following the death ...
Apr 13, 2018
'Go Broncos Go:' Cheers and tears at funeral for 'underdog' killed in bus crash
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - Chants of “Go Broncos Go” rang through the rafters during a young hockey player’s funeral on Friday after his mother asked mourners to cheer for him one last time a...
Apr 13, 2018
World places orders with Saskatchewan florist to help with bus crash grief
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - The only florist shop in a grieving Saskatchewan community says it’s receiving orders from around the world to send flowers to anyone and everyone affected by the Humboldt Bron...
Apr 13, 2018