Category Archives: Canada
Ontario ticket takes Friday night's $15.5 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - A ticket sold in Ontario claimed Friday night’s $15.5 million Lotto Max jackpot. The exact location of where the ticket was purchased has yet to be revealed. The jackpot for the next L...
Mar 24, 2018

"Goodnight, not goodbye:' embattled band Hedley plays last show before hiatus
KELOWNA, B.C. - Hedley’s frontman suggested Friday that the group’s “indefinite hiatus” may not be permanent as the Vancouver pop-rockers closed out their tour’s final sh...
Mar 23, 2018
Bombardier executive compensation rises to US$33.4 million in 2017
MONTREAL - Bombardier’s executive compensation rose seven per cent to US$33.4 million in 2017, according to a circular released ahead of the company’s May 3 annual meeting. The increase co...
Mar 23, 2018

Lawyer for Martine Ouellet serves TV network and panel with legal warning
QUEBEC - A lawyer for Bloc Quebecois Leader Martine Ouellet has sent a legal warning to a TV network in Quebec and the panellists of a political talk show for recent remarks about her. Guy Bertrand sa...
Mar 23, 2018

Western Canadian gas producers applaud B.C. LNG industry incentives
CALGARY - B.C. government tax incentives aimed at jump-starting the much-delayed West Coast LNG industry are being welcomed by Western Canada’s hard-hit natural gas industry as a potential path ...
Mar 23, 2018

Northern cod stocks show steep decline in once plentiful fishing areas
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Northern cod stocks off Newfoundland suffered a steep decline over the last year, with Fisheries official finding the species has a lower survival rate and will likely continu...
Mar 23, 2018
Newfoundland police launch sex assault investigation into former RCMP doctor
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Newfoundland police are investigating multiple sexual assault complaints against a former RCMP doctor, making it the third police force in the country to probe similar allegat...
Mar 23, 2018
Cab driver sues authorities for allegedly failing to protect him from suspected terrorist
TORONTO - An innocent cab driver caught up in a bomb blast as police closed in and killed a suspected terrorist in Strathroy, Ont., has filed a lawsuit against the RCMP and other authorities for the t...
Mar 23, 2018
Police arrest suspect wanted in beating of autistic man in Mississauga
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Police say they’ve arrested a suspect wanted in connection with the beating of an autistic man at a Mississauga Ont., bus station, but are still seeking two others. Peel regi...
Mar 23, 2018
B.C.'s police watchdog lacked training during fatal shooting probe: report
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s police watchdog lacked clear procedures and training for investigators after an officer-involved shooting led to a man’s death, says a former RCMP superinten...
Mar 23, 2018