Category Archives: Canada
B.C. court orders insurance firm to pay for man's emergency surgery in U.S.
VICTORIA - An insurance company that refused to pay for a British Columbia man’s emergency heart surgery has been ordered by a B.C. Supreme Court judge in Victoria to cover the US$180,000 bill. ...
Aug 02, 2017
Metro Vancouver residential property benchmark price cracks $1 million
VANCOUVER - The typical price of a home in Metro Vancouver surpassed $1 million for the first time last July, the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver said on the one-year anniversary of British Col...
Aug 02, 2017
More fast-charging stations coming for electric vehicles in the Maritimes
HALIFAX - Driving an electric car along Canada’s rugged East Coast is about to get a lot easier. Electric utilities in both Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are moving ahead with plans to install m...
Aug 02, 2017
Rick George, former Suncor Energy CEO and pioneer of oilsands industry, dies at 67
CALGARY - Rick George, former CEO of Suncor Energy and a pioneer of Canada’s oilsands industry, has died at the age of 67 after a battle with acute myeloid leukemia. George, who died Tuesday, is...
Aug 02, 2017
Man sues police after claiming he was left naked and in pain in cell overnight
A man who claims he was deprived of medical care and left naked in an Ontario jail cell overnight two years ago has filed a lawsuit against several Brantford, Ont., police officers, alleging they trea...
Aug 02, 2017
Reports on softwood lumber encouraging, offer hope of a deal: CIBC analyst
WASHINGTON - The latest news on softwood lumber is being greeted as an encouraging sign by one analyst, who points to several developments that increase hope of a deal between Canada and the United St...
Aug 02, 2017
Canadians' personal data on the table in NAFTA negotiations
OTTAWA - The personal information of Canadians will be on the negotiating table when North American free trade talks begin this month. The United States has served notice it wants an end to measures t...
Aug 02, 2017
Wildfire closes big stretch of highway through Kootenay National Park
BANFF, Alta. - The highway that winds through British Columbia’s Kootenay National Park was closed for much of the day Wednesday as wildfire smoke made for dangerous driving conditions. Parks Ca...
Aug 02, 2017
Hells Angels no longer vendors at Quebec agricultural fair, management confirms
SAINT-HYACINTHE, Que. - The management of a Quebec agricultural fair is admitting it made a mistake in allowing a group associated with the Hells Angels to sell products at the site. Fair director Fra...
Aug 02, 2017
Ambrose, ex-Tory minister Moore on council to advise Liberal government on NAFTA
OTTAWA - While Liberals and Conservatives trade accusations that they’re hurting Canada’s position in the imminent renegotiation of NAFTA, the Trudeau government has tapped the Tories̵...
Aug 02, 2017