Category Archives: Canada
Alberta town says no to Pride flag, province says can fly at provincial building
TABER, Alta. - A southern Alberta town has turned down a request from a community group to fly a rainbow Pride flag. Taber Council has also approved a motion that calls for only the Canadian, Alberta ...
Jan 31, 2018
B.C. man in threats case faces new assault charges in separate alleged incidents
VERNON, B.C. - The RCMP say additional charges have been laid against a British Columbia man after allegations were made by female sex workers following a police search of a farm in Salmon Arm where h...
Jan 31, 2018
Senate votes to approve gender neutral wording for Canada's national anthem
OTTAWA - The Senate has passed a bill to make the national anthem more gender neutral, fulfilling the dying wish of Liberal MP Mauril Belanger. The Senate has given its final approval to the legislati...
Jan 31, 2018
Montreal promises fix problems with tardy snow removal and icy sidewalks
Montreal says it will improve its snow-clearing policies after it received numerous complaints about the state of the city’s streets and sidewalks following the most recent storm. Jean-Francois ...
Jan 31, 2018
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Jan. 31 --- WATCHDOG ALLEGES 16-YEAR BREAD SCAM: The federal Competition Bureau alleges that at least $1.50 has been artificially baked into the price of a...
Jan 31, 2018
Women sue B.C. grocery store over intimate photos allegedly taken in washroom
VICTORIA - Two former employees are suing a grocery store on Vancouver Island, alleging another worker surreptitiously took intimate photos of them and posted them online without consent. Jennifer Bur...
Jan 31, 2018
Trudeau holds town hall meeting in Winnipeg, faces questions about immigration
WINNIPEG - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced questions on immigration, pipelines and Indigenous issues - and dealt with a few disruptions - during a town hall meeting with some 1,800 people at the U...
Jan 31, 2018
'Grind yourself, go kill him': Telus sorry for badly translated French tweets
MONTREAL - “Take a deep breath, grind yourself. Go kill him.” That was one of the tweets the president of Telus Quebec had to apologize for on Wednesday, a day after one of the companyR...
Jan 31, 2018
Expert tells Winnipeg murder trial cause of Tina Fontaine's death not determined
WINNIPEG - A forensic pathologist has told a Winnipeg murder trial that he could not determine what killed a 15-year-old girl whose body was found in the Red River. Raymond Cormier has pleaded not gui...
Jan 31, 2018
Toronto police searching properties linked to man charged with 5 murders
TORONTO - More murder charges are expected to be laid against a self-employed landscaper already accused in the presumed deaths of five men, as investigators continue to search properties linked to Br...
Jan 31, 2018