Category Archives: Canada
One woman dead, three people seriously injured after collision north of Toronto
RICHMOND HILL, Ont. - A woman who was a passenger in a Lamborghini is dead and six others were injured after a five-car collision north of Toronto. York Regional Police say the Lamborghini, a Mercedes...
Apr 02, 2018
Christine Elliott seeking Ontario Tory nomination for Newmarket-Aurora
TORONTO - Former Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Christine Elliott says she will be seeking the nomination to run as the Tory candidate in the provincial riding of Newmarket-Auro...
Apr 02, 2018
Ethical eating debate arises after vegan protesters target Toronto restaurant
TORONTO - A confrontation between animal rights activists and the owner of a restaurant who protesters say cut up and ate a piece of meat in front of them has inflamed tensions between vegans and sust...
Apr 02, 2018
Federal government promises $4.1 billion for B.C. infrastructure
VANCOUVER - Ottawa has announced a new multibillion-dollar infrastructure deal with British Columbia, just a week after a report found the federal government was falling behind on the spending program...
Apr 02, 2018
Liberal MP who weathered gun-registry fight not worried about new firearms bill
OTTAWA - He’s the Liberal MP for a large, rural Ontario riding with lots of gun owners, but Bob Nault says he is not worried about a voter backlash over the government’s new firearms bill....
Apr 02, 2018
Man can return to Victoria's Empress hotel years after seagull, pepperoni uproar
VICTORIA - A Nova Scotia man banned from Victoria’s stately Fairmont Empress hotel is welcome back after apologizing for an incident more than 17 years ago in which seagulls hungry for pepperoni...
Apr 02, 2018
Real-time monitoring could decrease boil-water advisories on First Nations:study
A study by Ontario researchers suggests real-time monitoring technology at water treatment plants on reserves could significantly reduce the number of drinking-water advisories issued for First Nation...
Apr 02, 2018
Israel suspends UN deal on African asylum seekers
OTTAWA - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has suspended an agreement with the United Nations that could have seen Canada become a new home for a number of African asylum seekers being turned ...
Apr 02, 2018
Montreal police ending water search for missing 10-year-old boy
MONTREAL - The father of a 10-year-old boy who went missing three weeks ago said Monday he’s relieved police called off further searches in the frigid waters along Montreal’s north shore. ...
Apr 02, 2018
The spring that hasn't sprung: Prairie cold snap could last through April
Environment Canada’s senior climatologist says he’s surprised how long winter is lasting on the Prairies and warns cold temperatures could persist through the end of April. David Phillips ...
Apr 02, 2018