Category Archives: Canada
Rapper Rod le Stod to help PQ campaign to counter Ottawa's 150th-birthday bash
MONTREAL - Vowing to bring “a little spice” to Canada’s 150th birthday celebrations, the leader of the Parti Quebecois launched an alternative campaign Friday to ...
Jan 06, 2017
No damage as 5.1 magnitude earthquake recorded in the ocean west of B.C.
VANCOUVER - An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 has been recorded in the Pacific Ocean, off the northwestern tip of British Columbia. Natural Resources Canada says the quake hit at 7:49 a.m. today. ...
Jan 06, 2017
A look at the devastating toll of PTSD
A murder-suicide involving a former soldier and his family has renewed calls to bolster support for those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. The body of 33-year-old Afghanistan veteran Lio...
Jan 06, 2017
Desmonds 'working to be a family' as they struggled with former soldier's PTSD
HALIFAX - Former soldier Lionel Desmond and his wife Shanna were in counselling as the pair struggled to deal with his post-traumatic stress disorder, and she seemed content t...
Jan 06, 2017
Judge who wore 'Make America Great Again' hat in court no longer hearing cases
HAMILTON - An Ontario judge who reportedly wore a hat with a Donald Trump slogan in a courtroom is no longer being assigned cases. An Ontario Court of Justice spokeswoman says Justice Bernd ...
Jan 06, 2017
Bruce Heyman asked to leave, announces departure effective inauguration day
OTTAWA - Bruce Heyman is stepping down as the top representative of the United States government in Canada, forced out of his post alongside other political appointees as president-elect Donald Trump ...
Jan 06, 2017
U.S.-Canada border crossing south of Montreal reopens after unfounded bomb threat
LACOLLE, Que. - A major Canada-U.S. border crossing reopened Friday after a bomb threat forced its closure for a few hours, said a Canada Border Services Agency spokesman...
Jan 06, 2017
Alberta fires push Canada's insurable damage to record $4.9 billion in 2016: IBC
CALGARY - The wildfires in Fort McMurray, Alta., and flooding in Atlantic Canada were driving factors behind a record $4.9 billion in insurable damage last year, the Insurance Bureau of Canada said Fr...
Jan 06, 2017
RCMP to face trial in April on labour charges stemming from Moncton shootings
MONCTON, N.B. - More than two months have been set aside for the trial of the RCMP on Labour Code charges stemming from the force’s response to a 2014 shooting rampage in New Brunswick that left...
Jan 06, 2017
List of unemployment rates by Canadian province for month of December
OTTAWA - Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in December. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland ...
Jan 06, 2017