Category Archives: Canada
Montreal traffic czar seeks to ease anger, mistrust about never-ending road work
MONTREAL - In Montreal it is not uncommon for a section of road to be closed for repair work, asphalted and reopened to traffic for a short period of time, only to be excavated once again for more con...
May 07, 2017
B.C. NDP Leader John Horgan bets that people-focused campaign will pay off
VANCOUVER - On a recent day on the campaign trail in British Columbia, New Democrat Leader John Horgan chatted with seniors and university students inside a locally owned diner in Kamloops, met laid-o...
May 07, 2017
A QuickSketch profile of B.C. Liberal Leader Christy Clark
VANCOUVER - A sketch of B.C. Liberal Leader Christy Clark: Age: 51. Born: Burnaby, B.C. Education: Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and Universite de la So...
May 07, 2017
A QuickSketch profile of B.C. NDP Leader John Horgan
VANCOUVER - A sketch of John Horgan, leader of British Columbia’s New Democratic Party: Age: 57. Born: Victoria. Family: Married Ellie in 1984; two grown sons, Nate and Evan. Education: Bachelor...
May 07, 2017
A QuickSketch profile of B.C. Green Leader Andrew Weaver
VANCOUVER - A sketch of B.C. Green party Leader Andrew Weaver: Age: 55. Born: Victoria. Education: Bachelor of science in mathematics and physics from the University of Victoria in 1983, a masters in ...
May 07, 2017
A list of campaign promises in the British Columbia election
VANCOUVER - A look at some of the three main parties major promises in the B.C. election campaign: Liberals: - $157 million in new spending over three years. - A personal income tax freeze and new tax...
May 07, 2017
Battle against floods continues in Central, Eastern Canada and British Columbia
Thousands of Canadians across the country spent the weekend in a desperate struggle with rising floodwaters caused by unusually persistent rainfall. Quebec has been hardest hit, with nearly 1,900 floo...
May 07, 2017
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $25 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $25 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a ticket holder in Ontario. The jackp...
May 07, 2017
Nova Scotia NDP leader promises to reopen talks with province's teachers
HALIFAX - In the first full weekend of campaigning, Nova Scotia’s New Democrats took aim at the Liberal government’s rocky track record with teachers. NDP leader Gary Burrill pledged to re...
May 06, 2017
Man, 76, missing following mudslide in B.C. Interior, Mounties say
SALMON ARM , B.C. - A elderly man is missing following an overnight mudslide in the southern Interior of British Columbia. RCMP say local fire officials responded to the slide in the community of Tapp...
May 06, 2017