Category Archives: Canada
The collusion scorecard: What we know so far about Trump-Russia contacts
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump has tweeted no fewer than 17 times that his campaign did not collude with Russians, usually making that point with an exclamation mark for emphasis, and often ...
Mar 31, 2018
No winning ticket for Friday night's $10 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $10 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto 649 draw. The jackpot for the next draw on April 6 will be approximately $15 million. The Canadian Press
Mar 31, 2018
B.C. Green Party says member data safe after contract with AggregateIQ
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Green Party says it does not believe its members’ personal information was stolen, after the party worked with a Victoria-based tech company that’s mired in an interna...
Mar 30, 2018

Murdered woman's sister says police have linked shootout victim with suspect
EVANSBURG, Alta. - Police believe a fleeing suspect who died in an exchange of gunfire with officers in Alberta was wanted for the murder of a Calgary woman, a sister of the woman says. Adam Bettahar,...
Mar 30, 2018

B.C. First Nation goes tiny in answer to housing needs of single men
VANCOUVER - Members of a small B.C. First Nation have been working to build a tiny solution to homelessness in their community. In about a month’s time, a cluster of tiny homes in the Nuxalk Fir...
Mar 30, 2018
Walmart ends involvement in program for people with intellectual disabilities
MONTREAL - Walmart Canada has confirmed it is ending its involvement with a Quebec program that provides job training to people with intellectual disabilities and those on the autism spectrum. Company...
Mar 30, 2018
Class action request filed in Quebec against religious order over alleged abuse
MONTREAL - A request has been filed in Quebec Superior Court for a class action against a religious order in connection with alleged sexual assaults on the province’s North Shore by a now-deceas...
Mar 30, 2018

Quebec man paralyzed in mosque shooting to receive $400K for new home
MONTREAL - A man who lost the use of his legs in last year’s Quebec City mosque shooting is set to receive the $400,000 that was raised to buy him a wheelchair-accessible home. The Muslim-Canadi...
Mar 30, 2018

Four Canadian diplomats expelled from Russia, Global Affairs says
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says four Canadian diplomats have been expelled from Russia as the dispute between the Kremlin and the West escalates over the alleged poisoning of a former spy and his ...
Mar 30, 2018

Nova Scotia RCMP dog joins search for missing 10-year-old Montreal boy
MONTREAL - Police are continuing the search for a missing 10-year-old Montreal boy with the help of a specially trained dog on loan from the Nova Scotia RCMP. The search for Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou resu...
Mar 30, 2018