Category Archives: Canada
Federal government face time crunch as warship project takes next step
OTTAWA - The federal government is in a race against the clock when it comes to building new warships for the navy, with officials conceding Thursday there’s little room for further delays or ha...
Oct 27, 2016

Lawyers argue over mistrial in murder case of missing Alberta seniors
EDMONTON - Lawyers are returning to an Edmonton courtroom today to argue about whether there should be a mistrial because a judge used an outdated section of the Criminal Code in his murder verdict. T...
Oct 27, 2016
Rising oil prices help improve gloomy Newfoundland financial picture
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador’s finance minister says the projected provincial deficit for this year has fallen slightly, thanks to higher than forecast oil prices. The...
Oct 27, 2016

Liberals try to fend off criticism of response to landmark human rights decision
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals attempted Thursday to fend off criticism of their response to a landmark human rights tribunal decision by announcing talks about First Nations child welfa...
Oct 27, 2016

Supreme Court to decide whether residential school stories can be shredded
TORONTO - The future of the often heart-rending stories told by survivors of Canada’s residential schools will be decided by the country’s top court. The Supreme Court of Canada said ...
Oct 27, 2016

Halifax's noon boom: A 'startling' jolt of tradition since the 1800s
HALIFAX - Almost every day, exactly at noon, Alec Stratford is jolted by a thunderous boom that reverberates through his office, the intense blast so loud it rattles the plate...
Oct 27, 2016
'Reads like you're punting': Why Clinton chopped a KXL reference from her book
WASHINGTON - A reference to the Keystone XL pipeline was chopped from Hillary Clinton’s memoir due to political considerations, according to the latest batch of stolen emails posted Thursday on ...
Oct 27, 2016
Six kids allegedly abducted in Calgary found east of Toronto: police
Calgary police say a man accused of abducting his partner’s six children and driving them to Ontario likely thought he was doing the right thing. The mother of the children, aged betwe...
Oct 27, 2016

Couple pleads guilty in Halifax woman's horrific murder, dismemberment
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia couple has been sentenced to life in prison for the killing and horrific dismemberment of a young Halifax mother who pleaded with them to spare her life. Jason J...
Oct 27, 2016
Roughrider fans, players prepare to say goodbye to Mosaic Stadium
REGINA - It was a bone-chilling day when Gene Makowsky and other members of the Saskatchewan Roughriders returned to Mosaic Stadium to celebrate winning the 2007 Grey Cup. About 8,000 fans waited...
Oct 27, 2016