Category Archives: Canada
Kamloops, B.C., restaurant hopes online post will find owner of engagement ring
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Staff at a restaurant in Kamloops, B.C., hope to reunite a customer with a very special piece of jewelry. A manager of the Earls restaurant in the southern Interior city says a g...
Nov 04, 2016
Bombardier reputation takes hit after Metrolinx ramps up pressure on rail deal
MONTREAL - One of Bombardier’s largest Canadian rail customers has threatened to cancel a contract over continued delays in delivering a prototype train in Toronto, handing another blow to ...
Nov 04, 2016
Unlikely spat pits craft fair against legion over Remembrance Day service
SYDNEY, N.S. - An unlikely public spat that seemingly pitted a craft sale against several local legions over the location of a Remembrance Day service, drawing hostility and threats of a&nbs...
Nov 04, 2016
Judge orders seal on Quebec columnist's cellphone data collected by cops
MONTREAL - A Quebec judge has agreed to seal data collected by Montreal police from the cellphone of a La Presse columnist. A lawyer for the Montreal newspaper was in court today seeking to ensur...
Nov 04, 2016
Naheed Nenshi announces plans to seek third term as Calgary's mayor
CALGARY - The man who guided Calgary through record-breaking floods that devastated the city and parts of southern Alberta is seeking a third term as the city’s mayor. Naheed Nenshi was first el...
Nov 04, 2016
CNN gets big boost in Canada from election coverage
On Tuesday, after a long and gruelling campaign, American voters will finally determine the next president of the United States. One big U.S. winner, however, has already been crowned in Canada: CNN. ...
Nov 04, 2016
Bruce Carson, former Harper aide, fined $50,000 for illegal lobbying
OTTAWA - An Ontario Court judge has imposed $50,000 in fines on Bruce Carson, a former Stephen Harper confidant convicted of illegal lobbying. Although Carson's lawyer, Patrick McCann,&...
Nov 04, 2016
Federal security review to examine CSIS powers in the digital age, Goodale says
OTTAWA - A federal review of national security will consider whether Canada’s spy service should be able to sift through the kind of personal data it kept illegally for years, says Public Safety...
Nov 04, 2016
Jacques Corriveau sentencing arguments set for Nov. 28-29
MONTREAL - Sentencing arguments for a former federal Liberal organizer who was convicted on three fraud-related charges in connection with the sponsorship program will take pl...
Nov 04, 2016
Michael Buble says three-year-old son Noah has cancer, is putting career on hold
TORONTO - Canadian crooner Michael Buble announced Friday that his oldest son, three-year-old Noah, has been diagnosed with cancer. The Burnaby, B.C., native, who is married to Argentine act...
Nov 04, 2016