Category Archives: Canada
Nova Scotia premier accuses Tories of failing to explain '$500 million hole'
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil has sharpened his political attacks on Progressive Conservative Leader Jamie Baillie with only a few days of campaigning left before Tuesday’s provin...
May 26, 2017
G7 leaders agree on counterterrorism, but clash with Trump on climate, trade
TAORMINA, Italy - Donald Trump and his six fellow G7 leaders, who seemed to take up a lot less space next to the larger-than-life U.S. president, agreed Friday to do more to counter violent extremism,...
May 26, 2017
Conservative leadership contenders make pitches for votes, and for the party
TORONTO - The last time Conservative party faithful gathered en masse in Toronto it was to hear from former leader and prime minister Stephen Harper. On Friday, they met in the same location, this tim...
May 26, 2017
Seven stories in the news today, May 26
Seven stories in the news for Friday, May 26 --- CONSERVATIVES SET TO ELECT A NEW LEADER The Conservative leadership race hits the finish line this weekend with the results of the vote expected Saturd...
May 26, 2017
Penguins return to Stanley Cup final with Game 7 win over Senators
PITTSBURGH - Chris Kunitz, Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby took a moment to arrange themselves in the correct order before they picked up the Prince of Wales Trophy together. They wanted to recapture ...
May 26, 2017
As they turn 83, surviving Dionne quintuplets seek secure funding for birthplace
SAINT-BRUNO-DE-MONTARVILLE, Que. - Cecile and Annette Dionne have just two items on their wish list as they get set to celebrate their 83rd birthday Sunday. The surviving Dionne quintuplets would like...
May 26, 2017
Maud Lewis painting 'Three Black Cats' goes for $36,800 at Consignor Art Auction
TORONTO - A Maud Lewis painting has been sold for well above its pre-auction estimate for the second time in a month. The Nova Scotia artist’s “Three Black Cats” fetched $36,800 at t...
May 25, 2017
RCMP still looking for boy's remains 38 years after he was murdered
STEINBACH, Man. - RCMP have issued an appeal asking for the public’s help in finding the remains of a 13-year-old boy who vanished in July 1978. David Wiebe was last seen by his mother, riding a...
May 25, 2017
City costs for Vancouver 4-20 marijuana protest more than $245,000
VANCOUVER - This year’s 4-20 marijuana day of protest in Vancouver cost the city more than $245,000. The city says estimates 40,000 people were at Sunset Beach Park and the Vancouver Art Gallery...
May 25, 2017
Body-slamming the press: Gianforte skirmish marks spike in media hostility
WASHINGTON - A reporter being slammed into the ground by a Republican politician, prompting criminal charges on the eve of his election to Congress, is putting a new spotlight on mounting hostility be...
May 25, 2017