Category Archives: Canada
Parents warned to monitor teen use of app Sarahah
WINNIPEG - The Canadian Centre for Child Protection is warning parents of the dangers of an app popular with teens called Sarahah. The app allows users to send anonymous “constructive criticism&...
Aug 22, 2017
Leadership hopeful accuses rival of downplaying domestic violence charge
WINNIPEG - Indigenous activist, author and rookie politician Wab Kinew is being accused of downplaying decade-old domestic violence charges as he heads into the final stretch of the Manitoba NDP leade...
Aug 22, 2017
Brazen bear punched after breaking into home on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast
GIBSONS, B.C. - Police say a black bear has been put down after it broke into a home and terrified a family in Gibsons, B.C. Sunshine Coast RCMP say Elery Froude was home with her two sons and a famil...
Aug 22, 2017
Alberta challenges ruling that says its beer tax violates trade rules
EDMONTON - Alberta’s beer war is opening on a new front. The government says it will appeal a trade panel ruling that found the province’s incentive for Alberta brewers violates interprovi...
Aug 22, 2017
Calgary airport to convert Lexus-only stalls back to disabled parking
Calgary International Airport has apologized for moving parking stalls reserved for those with disabilities and setting up a Lexus marketing campaign in their place. The pavement in the parking spots ...
Aug 22, 2017
Striking ground crew at Toronto airport to vote on new offer from employer
TORONTO - The union representing striking ground crew workers at Canada’s busiest airport said its members will be voting on a new contract offer on Wednesday. About 700 baggage handlers, cabin ...
Aug 22, 2017
Incoming viceregal Julie Payette drops bid to seal her U.S. divorce records
OTTAWA - Incoming governor general Julie Payette says she’ll drop an attempt to block access to documents concerning her 2015 divorce in the United States. In a written statement issued Monday t...
Aug 22, 2017
Trudeau, border crossers task force to review next steps for asylum seekers
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will participate Wednesday in a Montreal meeting with the federal-provincial task force charged with managing an unprecedented flow of asylum seekers over the Ca...
Aug 22, 2017
Delegation pays final tribute to those who fought in Dieppe, France
OTTAWA - A small crowd of veterans, dignitaries and invited guests marked a final, drenched ceremony in Ottawa today in remembrance of the 75th anniversary of the raid on Dieppe in France. The ceremon...
Aug 22, 2017
Scouts Canada to plant trees in Fort McMurray park devastated by wildfire
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Scouts Canada is planning to plant 750 trees on Saturday in a Fort McMurray park devastated by last year’s wildfire. The scouts say they wanted to help the northern Albert...
Aug 22, 2017