Category Archives: Canada
Hydro-Quebec Montreal headquarters named after ex-premier Jean Lesage
MONTREAL - Hydro-Quebec’s Montreal headquarters has been named after former Liberal premier Jean Lesage, even though Rene Levesque is widely credited with completing the nationalization of Quebe...
Jun 12, 2017
Inquiry focuses on mental health of man who killed Alberta peace officer
CALGARY - A fatality inquiry into the death of a peace officer in Alberta five years ago focused strongly on the mental health of the killer on its opening day Monday. Rod Lazenby was a retired RCMP o...
Jun 12, 2017
Central bank points to stronger economy; market sees rate hike drawing closer
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is encouraged by a broadening of economic strength, which includes gains across 70 per cent of industries, a top official said Monday, in what was widely seen as a “h...
Jun 12, 2017
Hazardous conditions caused by climate change put Arctic research study on ice
An Arctic climate change study has been cancelled because warming temperatures have filled the sea off northern Newfoundland with hazardous ice up to eight metres thick. Instead of cruising north with...
Jun 12, 2017
Parting with the peacocks: Saskatoon zoo moves birds for ethical reasons
SASKATOON - There are no more peacocks at Saskatoon’s Forestry Farm Park and Zoo following a decision to move them somewhere better equipped to house them year-round. Manager Tim Sinclair-Smith ...
Jun 12, 2017
Injured troops will stay in uniform until pension, vet benefits in place: Sajjan
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says sick and injured soldiers will be allowed to stay in the military until their pensions and veterans’ benefits are in place. The commitment comes as p...
Jun 12, 2017
Five-year-old P.E.I. girl injured when wind gusts carry trampoline 40 metres
HUNTER RIVER , P.E.I. - A five-year-old Prince Edward Island girl is in hospital after a trampoline she was playing on was carried about 40 metres by wind gusts and landed on top of her. Ella Hurry wa...
Jun 12, 2017
'Come From Away' co-creators turn thoughts to Gander as they celebrate Tony win
As the married co-creators of “Come From Away” celebrated a Tony Award win, their hearts were with the people of Gander, N.L., whose uplifting stories inspired the hit homegrown musical ho...
Jun 12, 2017
Vancouver man is dead after accidentally shooting himself during pistol contest
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A Vancouver man who fatally shot himself in the torso at a handgun competition appears to have dropped his weapon and it went off, says the president of a target sports association. C...
Jun 12, 2017
UNB names new women's varsity hockey coach after discrimination battle
FREDERICTON - The University of New Brunswick has named a head coach for the women’s varsity hockey team as the program is reinstated after a lengthy human rights battle. Sarah Hilworth spent th...
Jun 12, 2017