Category Archives: Canada
Manitoba premier rarely uses email, but says work gets done anyway in Costa Rica
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister faced renewed questions Friday over how much work he gets done while spending up to two months a year at his vacation home in Costa Rica. Pal...
Jan 06, 2017
Judge allows Quebec City man to keep 'Moko,' his 7-year-old pet crow
MONTREAL - Moko the crow won’t be flying the coop any time soon - at least according to the bird’s owner, who says a Quebec judge has given him permission to keep&...
Jan 06, 2017
Increase in part-time work creates dark underside to rosy jobs numbers
CALGARY - Ryan Wells found work last year in what was a big year for job growth, but like most of the gains his job was part-time and he’s still struggling. “I’m one paycheque&n...
Jan 06, 2017
Pilots union wants Transport Canada to check foreign pilot credentials
OTTAWA - A Canadian pilots union says Transport Canada should be responsible for checking the credentials of foreign pilots. The call comes after Miroslav Gronych, who was employed by Sunwing Air...
Jan 06, 2017
Trudeau, family and friends spent holidays on Aga Khan's private Bahamian island
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau, his family and a few friends were guests of the Aga Khan over the holidays on the wealthy religious leader’s private Bahamian island. A spokesman for the prime mini...
Jan 06, 2017
Canadians reported safe after Florida airport shooting that left five dead
TORONTO - Canadian government officials were trying to determine whether any Canadians were among the casualties of a mass shooting Friday in the baggage area of the airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. T...
Jan 06, 2017
Space heaters identified as cause of Vancouver fire that claimed toddler's life
VANCOUVER - Space heaters caused a fire that killed a sleeping toddler and injured her twin sister, older brother and mother, fire officials said Friday. The home also did not have working s...
Jan 06, 2017
Tip from Australia leads to rescue of alleged child porn victim, 4, in Ontario
LONDON, Ont. - Police say a tip from Australia has led to the rescue of a four-year-old alleged victim of child pornography in Ontario. London, Ont., police say they were notified Wedne...
Jan 06, 2017
Calgary man, 86, charged with killing wife unfit to stand trial: judge
CALGARY - A judge has ruled an 86-year-old Calgary man charged with killing his wife will not stand trial, agreeing with a psychiatrist that Siegfried van Zuiden’s ...
Jan 06, 2017
Health Canada sending rape kits to Ontario reserves amid community pressure
OTTAWA - Health Canada is sending rape kits to eight reserves in northern Ontario amid complaints from indigenous leaders that they lack the resources to properly investigate cases of sexual...
Jan 06, 2017