Category Archives: Canada
New UN food chief and Trump supporter lobbies Congress not to cut aid dollars
OTTAWA - The new head of the United Nations World Food Program - and a Donald Trump supporter - says he is confident the U.S. president’s plans for massive foreign aid cuts will never come to pa...
May 12, 2017
B.C. Court of Appeal dismisses former CFL player Arland Bruce III's lawsuit
Arland Bruce III’s lawyer is prepared to take the former CFL player’s concussion lawsuit to the Supreme Court of Canada despite a second legal setback. The B.C. Court of Appeal unanimously...
May 12, 2017
B.C. election: NDP asks for recounts in three Vancouver-area ridings
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s two major political parties are still battling to win the election days after the polls closed, with the NDP requesting recounts in three close ridings. The New De...
May 12, 2017
Nova Scotia election roundup
HALIFAX - (NSElxn) Nova Scotia’s Liberals are continuing to take swipes at the Progressive Conservative platform, saying it raises questions around how the Tories will balance the books if they ...
May 12, 2017
Notley's outlook for Kinder Morgan pipeline unswayed by uncertain B.C. vote
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says the uncertain outcome of the British Columbia election should not change the fate of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Notley supports the $7.4-billio...
May 12, 2017
Vancouver aquarium treating emaciated sea lion shot at least twice in the face
VANCOUVER - Animal rescuers at the Vancouver Aquarium’s marine mammal centre say they’re trying to save a California sea lion that was shot in the face. The adult male, which the team name...
May 12, 2017
Man who offered therapy, sex surrogacy denied psychotherapist accreditation
TORONTO - An Ontario man who worked as a sexual surrogate as well as a therapist has been denied certification as a psychotherapist after two regulatory bodies found there wasn’t enough separati...
May 12, 2017
Man who hurt toddler in Alberta drive-by shooting sent back to jail for 2nd time
EDMONTON - A man who wounded a toddler in a drive-by shooting on an Alberta reserve has been sent back to jail for a second time since serving a portion of his sentence. Christopher Crane had his stat...
May 12, 2017
Angry reaction to restaurant serving horse meat blown out of proportion: chef
TORONTO - The controversy over a special Quebecois-themed event in a Pittsburgh restaurant where horse meat was served has been blown out of proportion, says a Toronto chef who helped prepare the meal...
May 12, 2017
WestJet vote 62 per cent in favour of forming first union at airline
CALGARY - The Air Line Pilots Association, International says more than 1,400 WestJet pilots have voted 62 per cent in favour of forming the first union at Canada’s second-largest airline. The v...
May 12, 2017