Category Archives: Canada
Final counts in B.C. election due in days; high stakes for Liberals, NDP, Greens
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s final ballot count starts Monday to determine which party forms the province’s next government almost two weeks after election day, barring judicial recounts....
May 21, 2017
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $10 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $10 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in Ontario. The jackpot for ...
May 21, 2017
Sea Lion drags little girl into water at Vancouver area wharf
VANCOUVER - A heart-stopping incident that was captured on video Saturday at a Vancouver area wharf is getting a lot of play on YouTube and Twitter. The video, posted by Vancouver resident Michael Fuj...
May 21, 2017
NewsAlert: Ontario police issue Amber alert in relation to child abduction
FORT FRANCES, Ont. - Provincial police in northern Ontario have issued an Amber Alert for a two-year-old girl they say was abducted in Rainy River, near the Manitoba boundary. The victim is identified...
May 21, 2017
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms architect Roger Tasse dies at 85
MONTREAL - Roger Tasse, who is considered the architect of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, died in hospital Saturday in Gatineau, Que. He was 85. His wife, Renee Marcil Tasse, was at his ...
May 20, 2017
Nova Scotia party leaders make case to voters as advance polls open
HALIFAX - Thousands of Nova Scotians cast ballots in advance voting Saturday as the three party leaders spent the early part of their long weekend scouring the province for votes. The Liberals spent S...
May 20, 2017
Trudeau photobombs prom photo shoot in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Canada’s most-famous photobomber has struck again, this time appearing in the background as a group of teens clad in prom finery snapped photos in Vancouver. Prime Minister Justin Tr...
May 20, 2017
Trudeau responds to Kenney's threat to sue Ottawa with dig at Conservatives
EDMONTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded to Jason Kenney’s threat to sue Ottawa if Kenney becomes premier by making a dig at the former federal Conservative government. Kenney, a major...
May 20, 2017
Family of missing Quebec woman found in Saskatchewan asks Crown for leniency
MONTREAL - The family of a Quebec woman who was found safe in Saskatchewan earlier this week is pleading with authorities not to lay charges. They held a news conference Saturday to say that when Kari...
May 20, 2017
Maud Lewis painting found in thrift store sells for $45,000 in auction
A painting recently discovered at an Ontario thrift store by renowned folk artist Maud Lewis sold in auction for almost three times its estimated price. The online auction ended Friday night and the p...
May 20, 2017