Category Archives: Canada
Class action lawsuit filed in Canada against Samsung over Note 7 phones
TORONTO - A class action lawsuit has been filed in Canada regarding Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones, which were recalled last month following reports of overheating batteries that pose a fire hazard. The...
Nov 07, 2016
CRTC enlists telecoms to help block unsolicited telecommunications calls
OTTAWA - Canada’s telecommunications regulator says telephone companies must help block unsolicited and illegitimate calls to their customers. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunication...
Nov 07, 2016
Former student alleges Saskatchewan teacher ran strip basketball practice
REGINA - Allegations of professional misconduct have been levelled against a Saskatchewan teacher who is accused of having sleepovers with a student, organizing a strip basketball practice and en...
Nov 07, 2016
Barge flips, sinks, weeks after tug runs aground along B.C.'s central coast
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - The Heiltsuk Nation in British Columbia says a barge has flipped and sunk north of the site where a tug that ran aground last month still awaits removal. A news release from t...
Nov 07, 2016
Five stories in the news Monday, Nov. 7
Five stories in the news for Monday, Nov. 7 --- SCENE FROM A CARNIVALESQUE U.S. ELECTION Tuesday’s U.S. election will conclude a campaign where Hillary Clinton’s history-seeking ...
Nov 07, 2016
Scenes of U.S. campaign: A bid for history meets democracy as reality TV
WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton’s voice was being drowned out at her own rally. A murmur rippled through the overflow area, the supporters watching her speech from a nearby scre...
Nov 07, 2016
Trudeau expected to make announcement on West Coast spill response
VANCOUVER - The prime minister is expected to make an announcement in Vancouver today about the future of responses to tanker and fuel spills along the West Coast. Justin Trudeau is schedule...
Nov 07, 2016
A trove of Canadian First World War artifacts on display at Montreal centre
MONTREAL - The book is labelled “A Soldier’s Diary” and its century-old pages tell a story of the Great War that might otherwise have been forgotten. The First Wo...
Nov 07, 2016
'Never too late to tell the truth:' Suspect to accuser in 'knees together' case
CALGARY - A man being retried after a judge’s controversial remarks in a sexual assault case interrupted his accuser Monday while she was testifying against him. “It...
Nov 07, 2016
'Smell of food would really excite' python, reptile expert tells N.B. trial
CAMPBELLTON, N.B. - Two boys killed by a python may have become prey because they had been playing with farm animals, a reptile expert testified Monday. Bob Johnson, the now-retired former curator of ...
Nov 07, 2016