Category Archives: Canada
Housing at a premium in most B.C. regions: real estate association
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Real Estate Association says a lack of homes on the market means buyers are paying more for housing across the province. The association has released figures for May s...
Jun 13, 2017
Wayward whale to be moved from New Brunswick river to St. Lawrence Estuary
BATHURST, N.B. - Animal rescuers hope to capture and relocate an endangered beluga whale that has been making its home in a northern New Brunswick river for several weeks. Tonya Wimmer of the Marine A...
Jun 13, 2017
Alimentation Couche-Tard keen on selling cannabis in convenience stores
MONTREAL - If Quebec’s biggest chain of convenience stores has its way, customers will eventually be able to buy cannabis along with their chips, beer and cigarettes. Alimentation Couche-Tard ha...
Jun 13, 2017
'He told me she was in heaven:' Father testifies at son's triple-murder trial
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The father of a man charged with killing three people including a two-year-old girl says his son told him she was in heaven. Derek Saretzky, 24, is on trial in Lethbridge, Alta., o...
Jun 13, 2017
Halifax medical student committed murder in bid to alleviate debt load: Crown
Halifax medical student William Sandeson lured Taylor Samson to his apartment and shot him in the back of the head during a drug deal as part of a scheme to alleviate his debt, a Crown lawyer argued T...
Jun 13, 2017
Bank of Canada's Poloz says 2015 rate cuts to help economy have 'done their job'
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada sent out more signals Tuesday that it’s moving closer to an interest-rate hike as the economy continues to strengthen. Governor Stephen Poloz told the CBC in an inter...
Jun 13, 2017
Military's much-delayed new helicopters return to limited service
HALIFAX - The Royal Canadian Air Force has resumed limited flights on its new Cyclone helicopters after a software problem grounded the aircraft for nine weeks and created delays in training air crew....
Jun 13, 2017
Quebec police suspect double murder-suicide in slayings at nudist campsite
SAINTE-BRIGITTE-DES-SAULTS, Que. - The deaths of a 50-year-old woman and two men in their 70s at a Quebec nudist campsite appear to have been a double murder followed by a suicide that stemmed from a ...
Jun 13, 2017
Average payments on new mortgages climbing faster than inflation, CMHC says
TORONTO - Canada’s federal housing agency says the average scheduled monthly mortgage payment for new loans climbed to $1,328 in the fourth quarter of 2016, up 4.6 per cent from $1,269 a year ag...
Jun 13, 2017
Sears Canada says there is 'significant doubt' about its future, ponders sale
TORONTO - Sears Canada, known for its catalogues that were a household staple for generations, said Tuesday there is “significant doubt” about its future and it could sell or restructure i...
Jun 13, 2017