Category Archives: Canada
Coast Guard looking for alternatives in face of looming icebreaker shortage
OTTAWA - The Canadian Coast Guard is looking at ways to deal with a looming shortage of icebreakers as its aging fleet faces a mounting threat of frequent mechanical breakdowns. The federal government...
Nov 17, 2016
Nova Scotia won't provide health coverage for woman facing deportation
HALIFAX - A woman who grew up in Canada but is facing deportation to Britain won’t be provided health coverage by the Nova Scotia government, a development advocates say could make it harder to ...
Nov 17, 2016
Police bust B.C. crime ring accused of reselling stolen baby formula in China
Vancouver police have cracked down on a crime ring accused of stealing so much baby formula that retailers noticed a spike in the product disappearing from their shelves. Det. Const. Do...
Nov 17, 2016
Several dimensions to addressing flow of fentanyl from China: Goodale
OTTAWA - Canada needs international help in stanching the flow of deadly fentanyl from China, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said Thursday after meeting with B.C. Premier Christy Clark...
Nov 17, 2016
Manager: Songwriter Leonard Cohen died in sleep after fall
LOS ANGELES - Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen died in his sleep after falling down in the middle of the night at his Los Angeles home, his manager said Wednesday. “The death was sudden, unexpect...
Nov 17, 2016
Tremors can last months: Study sheds light on Alberta's fracking earthquakes
CALGARY - Research suggests hydraulic fracking can cause earthquakes in at least two ways - and one of them can cause tremors months after the activity stops. “The seismicity is persistent after...
Nov 17, 2016
Legal brief saying Nova Scotia band are a conquered people went too far:premier
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s premier distanced himself Thursday from a government legal brief that implied members of a First Nation band are a conquered people. The brief was presented as part ...
Nov 17, 2016
Judge says Vancouver can dismantle homeless camp where feces, garbage piling up
VANCOUVER - A judge has granted the City of Vancouver an injunction to dismantle a homeless camp, allowing police to arrest occupants who do not leave or who try to obstruct the re...
Nov 17, 2016
Regina police find baby safe in vehicle stolen while mom in store
Regina police say they were close to issuing an Amber Alert on Thursday when an SUV with a one-year-old girl asleep in the back seat was stolen while her mother was shopping inside a store. The mother...
Nov 17, 2016
Reopen NAFTA? Good, because it's out of date, says original negotiator
WASHINGTON - NAFTA is out of date and needs to be brought into the 21st century, says one of the trade agreement’s original negotiators and most ardent champions, adding his voice to the explosi...
Nov 17, 2016