Category Archives: Canada

New Brunswick mom makes appeal for help in teenager's suspicious disappearance
FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick mother has issued an emotional appeal for her missing 17-year-old son, who last spoke to her more than seven months ago and whose disappearance is considered suspicious. ...
Feb 23, 2018

Ontario restaurant price hikes boost food inflation after minimum wage increase
Ontario restaurants hiking menu prices after the province raised its minimum wage this year were likely responsible for pushing January food inflation to its highest annualized increase in nearly two ...
Feb 23, 2018

Sajjan says military working to settle class action suits out of court
OTTAWA - The federal government is launching settlement talks for three proposed class-action lawsuits filed by former Canadian Forces members who say they experienced harassment and discrimination wh...
Feb 23, 2018

Defence chief promises to fix morale tours, plays down allegations of partying
OTTAWA - The military’s top general has promised to get to the bottom of what happened on a recent Team Canada tour, but says he has never heard of widespread problems with the morale-boosting t...
Feb 23, 2018
Quebec City dumps 46 million litres of raw sewage into St. Lawrence River
Quebec City dumped about 46 million litres of raw sewage into the St. Lawrence River over 12 hours in order to do scheduled maintenance work on a pumping station, the city said Friday. A spokesperson ...
Feb 23, 2018
Trudeau's fashion missteps highlight what not to wear on vacation
TORONTO - The traditional garb that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family have adopted in India has raised eyebrows around the world, but travel experts say that shouldn’t dissuade Wester...
Feb 23, 2018

Ottawa to move on legislation allowing firms to settle corporate corruption
MONTREAL - The Canadian government may be handing SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. a lifeline to resolve the criminal charges it faces by vowing to change the law to allow settlements to address corporate wrong...
Feb 23, 2018
Stratford, Ont., settles guardrail 'spear' action against Trinity for $400K
TORONTO - A proposed Canadian class action that alleged secret cost-saving design changes made to a highway safety guardrail had in fact turned the barrier into a potentially lethal spear has been set...
Feb 23, 2018
NewsAlert: Canada falls to Germany in men's hockey semifinal, will play for bronze
GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of - Canada’s bid for a third-straight Olympic gold medal in men’s hockey has ended with a 4-3 semifinal loss to Germany. Team Canada pushed back hard in the thi...
Feb 23, 2018

Bruce McArthur now charged with murders of six men: Toronto police
Toronto police have laid a new murder charge against an alleged serial killer who is believed to have preyed upon men from the city’s gay community for years, bringing the total number of people...
Feb 23, 2018