Category Archives: Canada

Que., Ont. budgets reveal different approaches to government, elections: experts
TORONTO - In Canada’s largest provinces, two Liberal governments on the ropes as they gear up to fight for re-election have made their last fiscal plays to score points with voters - but with tw...
Mar 30, 2018

Third suspect arrested in connection to fatal Toronto shooting, police say
Toronto police have arrested and charged a third suspect in the shooting death of a man in the city’s west end earlier this month. Abdirahman Islow, 27, of no fixed address has been charged firs...
Mar 30, 2018

1 in 4 anglophone Canadians have no TV subscription, over half use Netflix: report
TORONTO - One in four anglophone Canadians have cut the cord or are so-called “cord nevers” and don’t pay for a traditional TV service, while just over half are Netflix users, accord...
Mar 30, 2018
Mountie wounded in shootout west of Edmonton, suspect also shot: RCMP
EVANSBURG, Alta. - Alberta RCMP say a Mountie was wounded and a fleeing suspect was fatally wounded in an exchange of gunfire on Thursday near Evansburg, Alta., a small community about 100 kilometres ...
Mar 29, 2018
Watchdog investigating after Quebec man falls to his death during raid
MONTREAL - Quebec’s police watchdog is investigating the death of a man Thursday during a police operation in Laval, Que. The provincial agency says according to preliminary information, a 36-ye...
Mar 29, 2018

Teen sleeps in backyard First World War trench for school social studies project
EDMONTON - Dylan Ferris decided to dig a little deeper for his high school social studies project, which he’s dedicated to the lives of soldiers in the First World War. Ferris isn’t just w...
Mar 29, 2018

Calgary police constable wounded in Tuesday shooting recovering in hospital
CALGARY - A Calgary police officer who was shot this week is slowly recovering in hospital. Const. Jordan Forget suffered two gunshot wounds on Tuesday and has a collapsed lung. Les Kaminski of the Ca...
Mar 29, 2018
Canadian, Alberta governments backing possible Calgary bid for 2026 Games
Calgary took another step towards bidding for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games when the federal and provincial governments announced they’d support the formation of a bid corporation Thursd...
Mar 29, 2018
Five things to know about Liberal justice reforms in Bill C-75
OTTAWA - Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould introduced a massive bill Thursday aimed at tackling court delays and improving the fairness of the criminal justice system when it comes to Indigenous a...
Mar 29, 2018

Air Canada says some hotel bookings caught up in Orbitz data breach
MONTREAL - Air Canada says some customers who booked hotels through their travel partner Orbitz may have had their personal data stolen. The company says Orbitz informed it that potentially 2,287 book...
Mar 29, 2018