Category Archives: Canada
NAFTA: Deadlock on hard issues as round concludes under cloud of question marks
MEXICO CITY - Another round of NAFTA talks wrapped up with all key issues still deadlocked Tuesday as negotiators prepared to leave Mexico City with a plethora of question marks lingering over the tra...
Nov 21, 2017
Quebec fur farmer pleads guilty in animal cruelty case dating back to 2014
MONTREAL - A Quebec fur farmer will face strict controls if he plans to continue in the business after pleading guilty to animal cruelty charges last week. The case stems from a 2014 investigation int...
Nov 21, 2017
Washington state governor tells British Columbians don't be 'daunted' by Trump
VICTORIA - Washington state’s governor took aim at President Donald Trump in a speech to British Columbia’s legislature Tuesday, saying travel bans on immigrants and refugees have caused e...
Nov 21, 2017
Ex-wife of Winnipeg man accused of sending letter bombs denies sending it herself
WINNIPEG - The ex-wife of a man accused in a mail bomb attack that left a Winnipeg lawyer severely injured has denied sending the explosive device herself to get back at him for accusing her of steali...
Nov 21, 2017
Laurier apologizes to TA who aired debate clip on gender-neutral pronouns
An Ontario university has apologized to a teaching assistant who was severely chastised for airing a clip of a debate featuring a controversial figure, saying the woman was not treated according to th...
Nov 21, 2017
Canadian singer Michael Buble is 2018 Juno Awards host to be held in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Canadian crooner Michael Buble says he feels privileged to be hosting the 2018 Juno Awards, a music industry gala he describes as “my happy place.” The British Columbia native ...
Nov 21, 2017
Former Ottawa QB says he's happy to pass the Grey Cup torch from the stands
OTTAWA - Henry Burris says he’s “itching” for this year’s Grey Cup championship game on home turf - even if he won’t be among the players battling for championship rings....
Nov 21, 2017
Manitoba premier opens up about getting lost, injured in New Mexico desert
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister choked up Tuesday as he recounted a harrowing night in the New Mexico desert that left him lost, wandering and with a broken arm. “I am so happy to be...
Nov 21, 2017
Four Grenada cops charged with manslaughter in beating death of Toronto man
TORONTO - Four Grenadian police officers face what prosecutors call unprecedented criminal charges in the beating death of a visitor from Canada during the Christmas holidays six years ago, a case tha...
Nov 21, 2017
Accused killer Borutski acted out of revenge in killing friends, Crown argues
OTTAWA - Crown attorney Jeffery Richardson says jurors ought to have no reasonable doubts that Basil Borutski killed three former friends in a carefully executed plan to exact revenge. Borutski is on ...
Nov 21, 2017