Category Archives: Canada
Trudeau weighing options on Quebec face-covering bill after court challenge
DANANG, Vietnam - In the wake of a court challenge against a controversial Quebec law banning people from wearing face coverings while giving or receiving public services, Prime Minister Justin Trudea...
Nov 11, 2017
'Very close to our hearts:' Cello sisters dedicate new song to fallen soldiers
CALGARY - A new video featuring three Alberta cello-playing prodigies is being released on Remembrance Day and is dedicated to Canada’s fallen soldiers. The three Coetzee sisters - Mari, Ine and...
Nov 11, 2017
One of three missing Chinese students found, police say
Toronto police say one of three missing Chinese students has been located. Police say Juan Wen Zhang, 20, was located Saturday afternoon - she had been missing since Wednesday. Another student, Yue &#...
Nov 11, 2017
Canada's decision to decline TPP agreement shouldn't have been surprise: Trudeau
DANANG, Vietnam - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it shouldn’t have come as a surprise to anyone when Canada declined to sign an agreement-in-principle Friday on an updated Trans-Pacific Part...
Nov 11, 2017
Veterans who have considered suicide noted in national Remembrance Day service
OTTAWA - Thousands of Canadians stood in the biting cold for national Remembrance Day services on Saturday as the military's senior chaplain delivered a powerful message to those struggling with thoug...
Nov 11, 2017
No winning ticket for Friday night's $15 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $15 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. That means the jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on Nov. 17 will grow to approximately $22 mi...
Nov 10, 2017
Winnipeg friend testifies writing on letter bomb looked like that of accused
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg man testified the writing on a package containing a bomb looked similar to that of his friend, Guido Amsel. Ollie Ehrmantraut told court Friday that he’s known Amsel for ye...
Nov 10, 2017
Service to be held Nov. 19 for Abbotsford, B.C., officer killed while on duty
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A public service will be held on Nov. 19 for an Abbotsford, B.C., police officer who was killed while on duty. The celebration of life ceremony for Const. John Davidson will begin w...
Nov 10, 2017
Ethics watchdog starts full-blown probe of Morneau's involvement in pension bill
OTTAWA - Federal ethics watchdog Mary Dawson is launching an examination of Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s involvement in a pension bill that could have benefited a company in which he owned so...
Nov 10, 2017
Crocs, Dawgs decade-long legal battle over clogs moves to Canadian courts
VANCOUVER - A legal battle between the maker of ubiquitous plastic clogs and a Saskatchewan footwear company escalated as both filed lawsuits against the other in Canada, moving a decade-long dispute ...
Nov 10, 2017