Category Archives: Canada

'Her voice was stolen:' Slain teen's family looking for answers after acquittal
SAGKEENG FIRST NATION, Man. - Thelma Favel woke up every morning before going to the Winnipeg courthouse, looked around her room and wondered what her grand-niece might have thought when she stayed in...
Mar 07, 2018
Pancreatic cancer study aims to provide personalized treatment and hope
VANCOUVER - Susan Stewart remembers going shopping with her daughter on Black Friday in December 2016. The next day, she felt nauseous and by Monday, her urine was dark brown, prompting her to book an...
Mar 07, 2018

Toronto mayor wants tougher gun laws, resources for anti-gang efforts
OTTAWA - The mayor of Canada’s biggest city is stressing the need for more money and stronger laws to fight the scourge of gang-related gun violence. Toronto Mayor John Tory said Wednesday that ...
Mar 07, 2018
Calgary man in wheelchair straps himself to snowblower, digs out neighbours
CALGARY - A Calgary man in a wheelchair is being called a snow angel for helping his neighbours dig out from a major storm by strapping himself to a snowblower. Martin Purvis just hooked himself to th...
Mar 06, 2018
NAFTA tribunal rules Canada did not violate trade agreement in pulp mill case
NEW YORK - A NAFTA tribunal has ruled against a U.S. pulp company that claimed it was discriminated against by B.C. Hydro and the B.C. Utilities Commission. Mercer International Inc. mounted a $250-mi...
Mar 06, 2018
Chicago-based company decides not to reintroduce alcoholic beverage in Quebec
MONTREAL - An American company that produces a sugary, alcoholic drink said Tuesday it has suspended the re-introduction of the product into the Quebec market following reports that a young woman died...
Mar 06, 2018

NAFTA: Why the U.S. wants a deal within weeks, and whether it's possible
The United States is suddenly proposing a sprint to the finish toward a new NAFTA deal within about four to six weeks - a jet-fuel pace that aims to soar past political obstacles and procedural hurdle...
Mar 06, 2018
Canadian man pleads guilty to U.S. terror charges in alleged murder conspiracy
NEW YORK - An Edmonton man pleaded guilty Tuesday to U.S. charges that he sent money and provided long-distance support to Tunisian jihadists believed responsible for a 2009 suicide attack in Iraq tha...
Mar 06, 2018

Lord of the sandflies: U of C lab raising insects to research deadly parasite
CALGARY - A state-of-the-art lab has opened at the University of Calgary to house tiny, biting insects responsible for spreading a disease that kills up to 30,000 people every year. Sandflies, which a...
Mar 06, 2018
$1.7M award for B.C. couple after malicious prosecution by Canada Revenue Agency
VICTORIA - A Vancouver Island couple has been awarded nearly $1.7 million in damages after a judge criticized the Canada Revenue Agency for the “ruination” of their business and personal l...
Mar 06, 2018