Category Archives: Canada
Case of Quebec teens accused in murder plot involving fellow classmates put off
ST-HYACINTHE, Que. - Two Quebec teens who allegedly plotted to kill fellow classmates will return to court next month. They appeared in court in St-Hyacinthe today as the Crown asked fo...
Feb 07, 2017
Canada posts second consecutive trade surplus, first time since September 2014
OTTAWA - The country posted back-to-back monthly trade surpluses for the first time since September 2014, boosted by higher prices for exports of oil and natural gas in December, Statistics Canada sai...
Feb 07, 2017
Only 18,000 eligible for Newfoundland first nation band: 'It's discriminatory'
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The creation of a unique Newfoundland aboriginal band meant to help rectify historical injustices against Mi’kmaq has prompted anger and confusion, as tens of thousands ...
Feb 07, 2017
Halifax professor wins top science prize for world-leading battery research
HALIFAX - A Halifax professor who has partnered with Tesla to make better lithium-ion batteries - and, he hopes, help mitigate climate change - has won Canada’s top science award. Dr. Jeff ...
Feb 07, 2017
'You saved your life': RCMP investigator told police officer in fatal shooting
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The day after Const. Joe Smyth of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary fatally shot Don Dunphy, an RCMP investigator reassured him during questioning that he’d acted...
Feb 07, 2017
New technology, questions under review as Statcan plans for future of census
OTTAWA - With just days to go before the very first release of data from the 2016 census, there is an unusual calm outside Marc Hamel’s Statistics Canada office. A calm before the stor...
Feb 07, 2017
Five stories in the news today, Feb. 7
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, Feb. 7 --- BUDGET DAY IN NEW BRUNSWICK New Brunswick Finance Minister Cathy Rogers will present the provincial budget today, and it is expected to include targete...
Feb 07, 2017
B.C. program looks to citizen science for help in diagnosing moose tick problem
VANCOUVER - The sight of an ungainly and mostly hairless white moose trudging into a northern British Columbia town has become the most visible sign of the winter tick problem in the pr...
Feb 07, 2017
New Brunswick budget: Debt keeps rising as Liberals spend on education, tourism
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick’s government is piling on more debt in its 2017-18 budget as the Liberals opt for targeted spending increases rather than a quicker assault on the defi...
Feb 07, 2017
Panel looking at future of the NEB heading to a skeptical Vancouver
CALGARY - A cross-country tour of the panel looking into the future of the National Energy Board heads to Vancouver this week, where many expressed dismay at the workings of the regulator fo...
Feb 06, 2017