Category Archives: Canada
Small community in Alberta abuzz after woman wins $50M Lotto Max prize
IRMA, Alta. - A small community southeast of Edmonton is abuzz after learning one of its residents is a $50-million lottery winner. A retired woman from a farm family in Irma found out ...
Nov 14, 2016
Canadian aboriginal network seeks to expand into 'never-served' U.S. market
Media businesses everywhere are scrambling for new ideas to boost their increasingly fragmented and distracted audience Sky Bridges, chief operating officer of the Aboriginal People’s Television...
Nov 14, 2016
Toronto has highest child poverty rate of Canadian cities, report says
TORONTO - A new report says Toronto has the highest percentage of children living in poverty of any large city in Canada. The report, titled “Divided City: Life in Canada’s Child Poverty C...
Nov 14, 2016
Two gamblers spearhead class action against casino over hacking of private data
TORONTO - Two gamblers who allege their privacy was breached are spearheading a proposed class action against an Ontario casino whose databases were hacked. In a notice of action, they also ...
Nov 14, 2016
Awards to recognize women moved to Manitoba this year to mark anniversary
WINNIPEG - An annual awards ceremony that celebrates people who work toward gender equality is being held in Winnipeg instead of Ottawa this year. The Governor General’s...
Nov 14, 2016
Halifax rapper who made plea for end to violence charged with murder
HALIFAX - A rapper who made a heartfelt plea for an end to violence after a series of killings in Halifax earlier this year has been charged with murder in a weekend killing. Carvel Clayton, 21, ...
Nov 14, 2016
Former aide testifies Michael Applebaum was 'open to corruption'
MONTREAL - A former aide to ex-Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum says it took just several months on the job to conclude the longtime local politician was “open to corruption....
Nov 14, 2016
Canada needs pot-impaired driver education before legalizing, says CAA
OTTAWA - The Canadian Automobile Association is lobbying for a government-funded public education program to warn of the dangers of cannabis-impaired driving before Canada legalizes recreational pot. ...
Nov 14, 2016
First Nation says sunken tug lifted from ocean after 33 days in B.C. waters
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - A sunken tug has been lifted from the waters off British Columbia’s central coast more than a month after it ran aground and sank, releasing thousands of litres of ...
Nov 14, 2016
Conservation group hopeful delegates will maintain bluefin tuna quota
VILAMOURA, Portugal - A Halifax environmental group is hoping delegates at an international fisheries meeting will maintain quotas for the western Atlantic bluefin tuna to help restore the beleag...
Nov 14, 2016