Category Archives: Canada
High-end home sales in Toronto set to dominate this year, Sotheby's says
Toronto is poised to lead the country in high-end home sales for the third consecutive year in 2017, according to Sotheby’s International Realty Canada. The realtor released a report Wednesday t...
Jan 11, 2017
Family hopes for best after Alberta teen's neck injured in trampoline tumble
SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. - An teenager is recovering from surgery after suffering a severe neck injury while attending a friend’s birthday party at an Edmonton-area trampoline park. Landon Smit...
Jan 11, 2017
Life insurers' new genetic test policy called an 11th-hour stalling attempt
TORONTO - The decision by Canada’s life insurers to stop requiring genetic testing for the vast majority of new policy holders is being dismissed as a pre-emptive strike against pending federal ...
Jan 11, 2017
Larger tug to be used to shift grounded ship: 'We need the larger horsepower'
SYDNEY, N.S. - A tanker remains grounded on the sandy bottom of a Cape Breton bay, as a salvage company readies a more powerful tug after a failed attempt to dislodge the...
Jan 11, 2017
Federal government needs help tackling cyberthreats, internal report warns
OTTAWA - The Canadian government is “simply not up to the overall challenge” of fending off cyberthreats on its own and must partner with the private sector and the United S...
Jan 11, 2017
Six stories in the news today, Jan. 11
Six stories in the news for Wednesday, Jan. 11 --- FIRST FUNERALS TODAY FOR VICTIMS OF N.S. MURDER-SUICIDE The first of two family funerals will be held today at a church in Nova Scotia, just over a w...
Jan 11, 2017
No explanation for Desmond murder-suicide, priest tells Nova Scotia funeral
TRACADIE, N.S. - The funeral service inside the big, old church by the harbour started with the arrival of two caskets - one draped in the Canadian flag and carrying the remains of former soldier...
Jan 11, 2017
Worst highway bottlenecks, according to CAA
TORONTO - A report commissioned by the Canadian Automobile Association has identified Canada’s 20 worst highway bottlenecks. The CAA report says the top 20 were found in just four...
Jan 10, 2017
Canada's worst traffic bottlenecks cost drivers 11.5M hours in delays each year
TORONTO - A new report suggests some of Canada’s worst traffic bottlenecks are serious enough to compare with those in major American cities like New York and Los Angeles. The report commis...
Jan 10, 2017
High-end home sales in Toronto set to dominate for 3rd year: Sotheby's
TORONTO - Sotheby’s International Realty Canada says Toronto is poised to lead the country in high-end home sales for the third consecutive year. The latest report from the realtor sho...
Jan 10, 2017