Category Archives: Canada
Questions ahead as feds pave way for more on service dogs for vets with PTSD
OTTAWA - Heads turn and smiles break out as the four veterans make their way through the Bayshore mall in Ottawa’s west end one recent Tuesday morning. But it isn’t just the men that the s...
Mar 13, 2018
Feds' unheralded $102B rainy day fund kept for the improbable, like cyberattacks
OTTAWA - The federal government committed hundreds of millions of dollars in its recent budget to help reinforce Canada’s cyber defences - but if the effort fails to prevent a major attack, Otta...
Mar 13, 2018
Teens cause $20,000 damage at 'uncontrolled' house party in B.C.: police
VANCOUVER - What police are describing as an “uncontrolled” house party in West Vancouver has caused about $20,000 in damage after a teenaged girl rented the home online. West Vancouver po...
Mar 12, 2018
Transport Canada announces new funds for removal of abandoned, wrecked boats
LADYSMITH, B.C. - Transport Canada has announced funding to help coastal communities clear out abandoned boats and vessels that pose both as an eyesore and safety concern. The department says $1.3 mil...
Mar 12, 2018
University of Regina seeks evidence in alleged cheating during ethics class
REGINA - Representatives with the University of Regina say it’s difficult to handle recent allegations of students cheating in an ethics class without concrete evidence, although they say they&#...
Mar 12, 2018
Ex-soldier gets life in prison after pleading guilty to killing father, stepmother
MONTREAL - A former member of the Canadian Forces has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder charges in the deaths of his father and stepmother. Guillaume Gelin...
Mar 12, 2018
U.S. tariffs raise risk Canada will fall prey to foreign steel dumping
OTTAWA - The president of the Canadian Steel Producers Association says Canada may be off the hook for now from American steel and aluminum tariffs but it is still at risk from a glut of foreign steel...
Mar 12, 2018
Fire that killed three family members caused by 'smoking materials'
HALIFAX - Officials say a house fire that killed three people in Lower Sackville this month was caused by “improper disposal of smoking materials.” Halifax Fire Chief Ken Stuebing said Mon...
Mar 12, 2018
Media guide for suicide reporting stresses need for context to prevent 'contagion'
TORONTO - Journalists face an ethical challenge when writing about the issue of suicide or a celebrity who has taken their own life: how to report on such deaths without prompting vulnerable people to...
Mar 12, 2018
Gasoline, some tobacco to cost more in Manitoba, but ambulance fees to go down
WINNIPEG - Here are some of the winners and losers in the 2018-19 Manitoba budget tabled Monday. WINNERS: Parents seeking child care: The government promises 700 new spaces. It also plans a new tax cr...
Mar 12, 2018