Category Archives: Canada
Calgary truck company owner 'sorry' for hockey bus crash that killed 15
CALGARY - The owner of a trucking company involved in a horrific collision that killed 16 people on the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team bus says the tragedy has upended his life and he’s not...
Apr 11, 2018
Here are the top five GoFundMe campaigns
A GoFundMe campaign that has raised more than $9.2 million dollars for the victims of a fatal bus crash involving the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team is one of the online platform’s top-five...
Apr 11, 2018
'Very upset:' Escaped dog shot at Winnipeg airport to avoid mishap with aircraft
WINNIPEG - A frightened rescue dog that escaped from a plane and scampered onto a runway at Winnipeg’s airport was shot dead by wildlife control officers after officials feared the pooch might c...
Apr 11, 2018
Liberals look to open doors in China to Canadian music, film, books, video games
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Melanie Joly says she and dozens of Canadian cultural organizations in China have been given assurances around protection of intellectual property should they enter the Chin...
Apr 11, 2018
Trudeau looks to turn the page on China, India with major foreign trip
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be looking to turn the page on his widely criticized trips to China and India - and land some new trade partners for Canada - when he embarks Thursday on a ...
Apr 11, 2018
Men ask court to overturn town's decision to keep 'swastika' in street name
Two residents of a southwestern Ontario town are asking a court to overturn the municipality’s decision to keep the word “swastika” in the name of a local street, arguing the term is...
Apr 11, 2018
Vancouver rules for short-term rentals to ease city's vacancy rate: mayor
VANCOUVER - The city of Vancouver is moving to legalize short-term rental accommodation like Airbnb but operators will only be able to advertise their principal residence. Vancouver Mayor Gregor Rober...
Apr 11, 2018
Girl hanged herself: Manitoba judge wants more secure places for at-risk youth
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba judge is suggesting services for high-risk youth be reviewed following the death of an Indigenous teenage girl who hanged herself after spending most of her life in government ca...
Apr 11, 2018
Footage of Quebec City mosque shooting shows gunman calmly murdering worshippers
QUEBEC - Footage captured by surveillance cameras during the 2017 shooting at a Quebec City mosque shows Alexandre Bissonnette calmly murdering men lying on the carpet who were already injured by his ...
Apr 11, 2018
Accused appeared 'calm' after alleged killing, amputation: paramedics
HALIFAX - Accused killer Nicholas Butcher appeared “calm” as paramedics treated him the morning Kristin Johnston was found dead, despite having an amputated hand and 13 penetrating wounds ...
Apr 11, 2018