Category Archives: Canada
U2 gives love to Vancouver as Irish rockers kick off world tour
VANCOUVER - U2 treated Vancouver like a homecoming as the Irish rock band kicked off a world tour celebrating the 30-year anniversary of its beloved “Joshua Tree” album. Lead singer Bono s...
May 13, 2017
Toronto police E-T-F members shoot bear in northeast residential area
Toronto police shot and killed a bear as it roamed through a residential area of the city late Friday night. A 42 Division spokesman said Emergency Task Force members were deployed to a neighbourhood ...
May 13, 2017
No winning ticket for Friday night's $28 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $28 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. That means the jackpot for the next draw on May 19 will grow to approximately $37 million. The ...
May 12, 2017
Petawawa soldier cleared of sex assault, drunkenness charges
OTTAWA - A Canadian Forces corporal charged with sexual assault and drunkenness has been found not guilty on both counts by a military court. Cpl. Simon Cadieux was charged last year following an alle...
May 12, 2017
Federal government gives green light for two Montreal safe injection sites
MONTREAL - After a long wait, two supervised injection sites will open in Montreal in a matter of weeks, Quebec’s public health minister announced Friday. Lucie Charlebois says she received word...
May 12, 2017
A breakdown of the thorny issues involved in the cultural appropriation debate
TORONTO - A controversial opinion piece that encouraged white writers to explore “the lives of people who aren’t like you” exploded into a heated debate over cultural appropriation, ...
May 12, 2017
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, May 12 --- PM IS RIDICULED FOR URGING HOCKEY FANS TO SUPPORT SENS: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s call for Canadian hockey fans to cheer for the Ottawa...
May 12, 2017
Liberal bill will bar oil tanker traffic from northern B.C. coast
OTTAWA - New legislation introduced by the federal government will bar most oil tankers from operating along the coast of northern British Columbia. It will ban tankers carrying crude oil and so-calle...
May 12, 2017
Regina sentencing hearing told youth said he wanted to be serial killer
REGINA - A youth who stabbed his former girlfriend to death with a hunting knife told a friend months earlier that he wanted to become a serial killer and do away with his ex. Hannah Leflar was stabbe...
May 12, 2017
Impaired driving, trade and flooding: how federal politics touched us this week
OTTAWA - Parliament Hill seemed downright cosy this week as the surrounding areas shivered through days of wet basements and home-destroying floods. The Conservatives devoted much of their week to chi...
May 12, 2017