Category Archives: Canada
Wildly popular Chase the Ace draw to fold early if elusive card not drawn
GOULDS, N.L. - Newfoundland’s wildly popular Chase the Ace saga will soon fold. The province has approved an exit date of Aug. 30 if the winning card is not drawn next Wednesday at a church on t...
Aug 18, 2017
Crown wants 9-
year sentence for man convicted of attempting to leave to join ISIL
MONTREAL - The Crown is seeking a nine-year prison sentence for a man convicted of attempting to leave Canada to join the Islamic State. The defence has countered with a recommendation of six-and-a-ha...
Aug 18, 2017
Alleged Yahoo hacker Karim Baratov to forgo extradition hearing
HAMILTON - A Canadian man accused in a massive hack of Yahoo emails will forgo his extradition hearing and go face the charges in the United States in what his lawyer has called an effort to speed up ...
Aug 18, 2017
New Brunswick man charged with production of child pornography in United States
A 49-year-old New Brunswick man who allegedly travelled to Ohio to meet a teenage girl is facing a charge of production of child pornography in the United States. Joseph Haggerty of St. Stephen, N.B.,...
Aug 18, 2017
Former MP wants Philpott to intervene in department handling of drug safety law
OTTAWA - Former Conservative MP Terence Young is calling for Health Minister Jane Philpott to personally review her department’s handling of a law that bears his daughter’s name - a reques...
Aug 18, 2017
Toronto judge approves hardship fund for former Sears Canada employees
TORONTO - A Toronto judge approved a hardship fund on Friday for former Sears Canada employees that will come from a pool of money set aside to pay bonuses for executives. The $500,000 fund will help ...
Aug 18, 2017
Family of Cdn killed in Barcelona terror keeps focus on "acts of human kindness"
A Canadian killed in a terrorist attack on a popular street in Barcelona was described by his family as a man who enjoyed lively debate and travelling. Ian Moore Wilson was the father of a Vancouver p...
Aug 18, 2017
QuickList: July inflation rates for Canadian provinces, territories
OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 1.2 per cent in July, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces and territories (previous month in brackets): - New...
Aug 18, 2017
QuickList: July inflation rate for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 1.2 per cent in July, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated...
Aug 18, 2017
Canadian inflation perks up for first time since January, hits 1.2% in July
OTTAWA - The annual inflation rate accelerated last month for the first time since January for a result that supported the view consumer prices are set to rise with the improving economy. Statistics C...
Aug 18, 2017