Category Archives: Canada

Officials scale back search for fishing boat captain who refused to abandon ship
CANSO, N.S. - The fishing boat captain who refused to abandon his vessel after it ran aground off the northeastern coast of Nova Scotia is missing, with officials saying there is “very little ch...
Feb 08, 2018
Man, 29, dies in Montreal hospital after shooting
MONTREAL - A 29-year-old man has died in hospital after he was shot during an apparent street fight in Montreal’s Rosemont district. Police say the shooting occurred just after midnight during a...
Feb 08, 2018

Trudeau makes pitch to Silicon Valley, Amazon to invest in Canada
SAN FRANCISCO - Justin Trudeau made his prime ministerial pitch to Silicon Valley on Thursday, and had a chance to push Toronto specifically as a place for Amazon’s second headquarters during a ...
Feb 08, 2018

In the news today, Feb. 8
Seven stories in the news for Thursday, Feb. 8 --- PM TRUDEAU TO MAKE TECH PITCH IN SILICON VALLEY Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will make a pitch for tech workers today during a visit to California...
Feb 08, 2018

Several Canadians to get sci-tech Oscars for work on films including 'Star Wars'
TORONTO - Ontario-raised research and development engineer Mike Jutan is facing two of the biggest events of his life this weekend. On Saturday, he’ll be honoured by the Oscars of the scientific...
Feb 08, 2018
Alberta and B.C. left with limited options to escalate trade war
CALGARY - British Columbia Premier John Horgan held off on ratcheting up a trade war with Alberta Wednesday, but experts say both provinces still have a few limited options to raise the stakes. Albert...
Feb 08, 2018

Liberals sidestep NDP call to close stock option tax loophole
OTTAWA - Federal New Democrats are trying to pin down whether the Trudeau government plans to fulfil or abandon its pledge to close a controversial tax loophole, which critics say primarily benefits C...
Feb 08, 2018
One man dead after multiple pileups on Montreal area highways
MONTREAL - A man in his 70s died and at least 15 people suffered minor injuries Wednesday in one of several pileups on Montreal area highways in the midst of a winter storm. Provincial police Sgt. Joy...
Feb 07, 2018

RCMP won't appeal conviction on Labour Code charges related to Moncton shooting
OTTAWA - The RCMP says it will not appeal its conviction on Labour Code charges related to a 2014 shooting in Moncton, N.B., that left three officers dead and two injured. The force was convicted in S...
Feb 07, 2018

Medicine Hat man pleads guilty to threatening Prime Minister Trudeau
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - An Alberta man has pleaded guilty to sending threatening emails to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. William Benham, 52, was in Medicine Hat provincial court today and entered a gui...
Feb 07, 2018