Category Archives: Canada
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Dec. 23 --- MORE PROVINCES SIGN HEALTH DEALS WITH OTTAWA: One day after New Brunswick signed its own healthcare deal with the federal government, N...
Dec 23, 2016
Family stranded after following GPS misdirection rescued by Mounties
CRANBROOK, B.C. - The RCMP in British Columbia are encouraging holiday travellers to use common sense before blindly following their GPS system, especially in winter conditions. Police in Cranbrook sa...
Dec 23, 2016
Retired RCAF commanders flag pilot numbers as weak point in Liberals' jet plan
OTTAWA - Two former Royal Canadian Air Force commanders are raising questions about the Liberal government’s rush to buy “interim” fighter jets, saying there won’t be...
Dec 23, 2016
Police warn of high-quality fake gold bars being shopped around in Winnipeg
Winnipeg police are warning that there are some high-quality counterfeit gold bars being shopped around. The one-ounce bars have fooled some gold buyers and pawn shops in the city on Nov. 30. Police s...
Dec 23, 2016
U.S. 'Godfather of Grass' to remain detained in Montreal after Thursday arrest
MONTREAL - An American man known as the “Godfather of Grass” will remain in detention in Montreal as he awaits extradition to the U.S., the Immigration and Refugee Board of ...
Dec 23, 2016
Newfoundland, Nova Scotia reach own health-care funding deals with Ottawa
OTTAWA - Two more provinces have signed on to the Trudeau government’s health care offer, chipping away at the united opposition to the Liberal funding proposal and deepening an already emo...
Dec 23, 2016
Clampdown on federal student debt leads to small bump in collections
OTTAWA - A concerted effort by federal officials to round up more money from student loan borrowers who defaulted has yielded a small increase in collections. The Canada Revenue Agency says it was abl...
Dec 23, 2016
B.C. veterinarian saves puppy with opioid-reversing naloxone
SAANICH, B.C. - A Victoria-area veterinarian who used naloxone to revive a puppy that ate some sort of opioid said she fears word of the successful treatment could put her clinic at ris...
Dec 23, 2016
Canadian man barred from flight drives across tarmac, is arrested
ORLANDO, Fla. - U.S. authorities say a Canadian man is in custody after driving a baggage-towing vehicle across the tarmac at Orlando International Airport. Airport spokeswoman Carolyn Fennell told th...
Dec 23, 2016
Feds provide inadequate mental health care for First Nations: internal memo
OTTAWA - Even as the federal government pressures provinces and territories to take up its offer of billions to improve mental health services for Canadians, an internal memo suggests i...
Dec 23, 2016