Category Archives: Canada
U.S. right seizes on 'peoplekind' comment ahead of Trudeau's trip to sell NAFTA
OTTAWA - A seemingly off-the-cuff remark by Justin Trudeau morphed into a scornful segment on one of U.S. President Donald Trump’s favourite TV shows Tuesday just as the prime minister heads to ...
Feb 06, 2018
Six things to understand about the turmoil in global financial markets
Markets are struggling to rebound from Monday’s sharp sell off, when the Dow Jones industrial average fell 4.6 per cent, its biggest one-day percentage decline since 2011, leaving many wondering...
Feb 06, 2018
Former Ont Tory leader Patrick Brown breaks silence, says 'truth will come out'
TORONTO - The former leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives broke his silence Tuesday, saying “the truth will come out” about the sexual misconduct allegations that prompted h...
Feb 06, 2018

Lady Doritos are a marketing test, not a mistake, say Canadian food experts
TORONTO - The maker of Doritos is hardly in a crunch after chatter about the potential for daintier corn chips marketed towards women sparked a visceral viral reaction - in fact, experts say comments ...
Feb 06, 2018

Nude photos of ex-NHL player Mike Zigomanis not 'shocking,' Appeal Court rules
TORONTO - A former Toronto Maple Leafs hockey player who lost a promotional gig after nude pictures of himself surfaced on the internet had his breach-of-contract award upheld on Tuesday. In affirming...
Feb 06, 2018
'Sound of Music' not so sweet: Man charged after concert-goer punched after show
WINNIPEG - A man has been charged after a concert-goer was attacked in what police are calling a case of road rage following a showing of “The Sound of Music” in Winnipeg. Police say a 63-...
Feb 06, 2018

NAFTA booster in Trump administration: I think we get a deal by December
WASHINGTON - One of the biggest supporters of NAFTA in the Trump administration says he’s feeling increasingly optimistic, twice telling a gathering of American lawmakers Tuesday that he foresee...
Feb 06, 2018

Former women's hockey star Wickenheiser to donate brain to concussion research
BOSTON - Retired Canadian women’s hockey star Hayley Wickenheiser will donate her brain to concussion research after her death. The Concussion Legacy Foundation says the four-time Olympic gold m...
Feb 06, 2018
RCMP looking for guns, corn snake, after slithery Alberta break-in
RED DEER, Alta. - Guns may have been the target but a thief or thieves couldn’t resist the allure of a nearly two-metre pet snake during a break-in at a central Alberta home last month. RCMP say...
Feb 06, 2018

Lululemon explanation of CEO departure 'bordering on inadequate', say experts
Shareholder advocates and analysts are calling on Lululemon Athletica for more disclosure surrounding the abrupt resignation of its chief executive who “fell short” of the Canadian athleis...
Feb 06, 2018