Category Archives: Canada
Canadian government delegation marking 75th anniversary of Dieppe raid
DIEPPE, France - Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr is leading a Canadian government delegation to France to mark the 75th anniversary of the Dieppe raid during the Second World War. The raid, launch...
Aug 19, 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. The jackpot for the next draw on Aug. 25 will be approximately $22 million. The Canadian Press
Aug 19, 2017
B.C. premier and jobs minister sued by fired LNG advocate claiming $5 million
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s fired liquefied natural gas advocate is suing Premier John Horgan, the province’s jobs minister and a New Democrat MP in a lawsuit claiming $5 million in dam...
Aug 18, 2017
Investigators release first official details of 'Deadpool 2' stuntwoman's death
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s workplace safety agency has released the first official account of a “Deadpool 2” stuntwoman’s death, saying SJ Harris was thrown off a motorcycl...
Aug 18, 2017
B.C. Premier John Horgan condemns hate speech ahead of planned rally
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier John Horgan is denouncing hate speech ahead of a rally in Vancouver this weekend. In a statement, Horgan says the recent violence in Charlottesville, Va., was horrifying but th...
Aug 18, 2017
Manitoba NDP leadership candidate Wab Kinew addresses more brushes with law
WINNIPEG - A high-profile candidate running for the leadership of Manitoba’s Opposition New Democrats is revealing more brushes with the law following an anonymous email circulated to media this...
Aug 18, 2017
Company give Canadians chance to bet on results of lotteries worldwide
TORONTO - A Gibraltar-based company says its online lottery jackpot shop is open for business in Canada. Lottoland says it gives Canadians a chance to bet on the world’s largest jackpots online,...
Aug 18, 2017
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Aug. 18 --- CANADIANS AMONG CASUALTIES IN BARCELONA ATTACK: Spain says Canadians are among the casualties in the terrorist attack in Barcelona. Spanish offici...
Aug 18, 2017
CIBC divorce from PC Financial shines light on bruised loyalty card industry
MONTREAL - Another divorce in Canada’s loyalty card sector has consumers stuck in the middle asking questions about the future of an industry still bruised by the actions of some of its largest ...
Aug 18, 2017
Lucky loon sought out Alberta campers to save it from fishing gear
NORDEGG, Alta. - This is a story about one lucky loon. Don Gibson was standing with his family on a dock in Fish Lake Provincial Park in west-central Alberta last weekend when he noticed a normally st...
Aug 18, 2017