Category Archives: Canada
Winter storm shuts East Coast schools, roads, hockey: 'It's a corker'
HALIFAX - Atlantic Canadians like Paul MacNeill were hunkering down at home on Friday as a storm shut large parts of the region down. “It’s a corker. We’re just buckling down an...
Dec 16, 2016
Priced out of the market? Three housing alternatives for hot markets
TORONTO - With the sluggish economy and tightened lending rules, being priced out of the real estate market is a reality for many, particularly those in Toronto and Vancouver. But whether your fi...
Dec 16, 2016
Canadian ski resorts bank optimism based on early snowfall and cheap currency
CALGARY - Early, deep snow and a cheap currency are boosting hopes for a blizzard of profits at ski destinations across Canada this year. Matt Mosteller, senior vice-president for Resorts of the ...
Dec 16, 2016
As home prices soar, some first-time buyers reconsider home ownership dreams
TORONTO - Earlier this year, Meghan Morrison and her fiance made the difficult decision to add two hours of commuting onto their day in order to pursue their dream of owning a house. The couple could ...
Dec 16, 2016
Some baloney to Clark's claim B.C. will pay twice as much for carbon as Ontario
OTTAWA - “You can't have a national carbon tax where the westerners who produce the energy are paying double what the people in central Canada are paying to use the energy, in terms of an additi...
Dec 16, 2016
Canadian charged with bringing cocaine into Australia pleads guilty
SYDNEY, Australia - A published report says a Canadian woman pleaded guilty Friday to her involvement in allegedly importing cocaine into Australia. The Sydney Morning Herald says 28-year-old Isabelle...
Dec 16, 2016
Poll: Many Canadians plan to spend less on holiday shopping
TORONTO - A survey conducted for CIBC suggests many Canadians plan to spend an average of nearly $600 on this year’s holiday shopping. That’s eight per cent less than last year, yet the re...
Dec 16, 2016
Five stories in the news today, Dec. 16
Five stories in the news for Friday, Dec. 16 --- FATHER, FOUR CHILDREN BELIEVED DEAD IN ONTARIO HOUSE FIRE Efforts will continue today to recover and identify the victims of a house fire on a Fir...
Dec 16, 2016
Employers replace beep-beep-beep with 'psssht-psssht' back-up alarm: WorkSafeBC
RICHMOND, B.C. - British Columbia’s worker-safety agency says more employers are replacing the beep-beep-beep back-up alarm on vehicles with white noise for safety’s sake. WorkSafeBC says ...
Dec 16, 2016
Man targeted by Creep Catchers sentenced to prison for child luring
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A British Columbia man targeted by the vigilante group Creep Catchers has been sentenced to prison. Sixty-seven-year-old Don Putt was sentenced to six months, but with credit f...
Dec 15, 2016