Category Archives: Canada

Dear John: Alberta launches petition to B.C.'s Premier Horgan in pipeline fight
EDMONTON - Alberta is ratcheting up the public relations fight over the Trans Mountain oil pipeline by launching a website and online petition. Premier Rachel Notley is asking Albertans to sign the pe...
Feb 13, 2018

Banff grapples with unique challenges before cannabis legalization
BANFF, Alta. - The Town of Banff is grappling with unique challenges before this year’s legalization of recreational pot. With a reputation as a place to get a “Rocky Mountain high” ...
Feb 13, 2018
Man who pledged $7.5M donation to hockey team pleads guilty in unrelated fraud
CRANBROOK, B.C. - A man who pledged $7.5 million to a British Columbia junior hockey team has pleaded guilty to an unrelated fraud charge. Mike Gould of Calgary was charged with fraud and using a forg...
Feb 13, 2018
Bullets found on couch, in closet after gunfire sprays suburban Halifax crescent
LOWER SACKVILLE, N.S. - Police say four separate homes were hit with bullets after gunfire erupted on a suburban Halifax crescent on Monday afternoon. They say bullets were found on a living room couc...
Feb 13, 2018

Manitoba NDP leader wants former premier to resign over ex-minister's alleged tickling
WINNIPEG - Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew is asking former premier Greg Selinger to resign his legislature seat so the party can move on from allegations that a longtime former cabinet minister tickled...
Feb 13, 2018

McPhedran forging ahead with support for Senate staffers harassed on the job
OTTAWA - A Manitoba senator is forging ahead with a plan to offer support to anyone who has experienced sexual misconduct while working in the upper chamber, even if she is not allowed to use her offi...
Feb 13, 2018

Trump hamstrings U.S. NAFTA negotiators, says Canada's chief negotiator
OTTAWA - The effort to rescue NAFTA has made limited progress because U.S. bargainers find themselves hamstrung by the Trump White House and the fact talks are taking place too quickly, Canada’s...
Feb 13, 2018
Alaskan musher wins Yukon Quest dog sled race from Fairbanks to Whitehorse
WHITEHORSE - An Alaskan musher has won his third title in the 35th Yukon Quest international dog sled race. Allen Moore of Two Rivers, Alaska, crossed the finish line in Whitehorse on Tuesday morning ...
Feb 13, 2018
Rural group seeks better relations with Saskatchewan's Indigenous people
REGINA - An organization that bills itself as the voice of rural Saskatchewan is calling for consideration, patience and understanding following the acquittal of a farmer in the shooting death of a yo...
Feb 13, 2018
New rules for use of surveillance cameras in Quebec care centres start March 7
MONTREAL - New rules governing surveillance cameras in long-term care facilities in Quebec strike a balance between respecting residents’ rights and protecting the reputation of staff members, t...
Feb 13, 2018