Category Archives: Canada
Tasty thank-you: Pub offers customer chicken wings for not driving drunk
SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. - An Edmonton-area pub has offered a woman an unusual thank-you for not winging it on the road after having too much to drink. Paula Schultz says she decided to leave her SUV...
Oct 20, 2016
Oh Jesus! New head on statue of Christ puts spotlight on Ontario church
A statue of baby Jesus got a facelift after it was vandalized in northern Ontario - and the result is turning heads. The Ste. Anne des Pins parish in Sudbury, Ont., says the statue, whi...
Oct 20, 2016
Woman facing deportation issues plea to stay in country she considers home
HALIFAX - A young mother facing deportation to the U.K. after spending much of her life in Canada issued a plea Thursday to be allowed to stay in the country she considers home, a day&n...
Oct 20, 2016
Computer "scalper bots" that scoop up concert tickets to be outlawed in Ontario
TORONTO - Computer “scalper bots” that scoop up huge blocks of tickets to concerts and major sporting events, forcing customers to the more expensive resale market, could soon be...
Oct 20, 2016
Quebec Liberal steps down from provincial caucus after sex-assault allegation
Quebec Deputy Government House Leader Gerry Sklavounos stepped down from the Liberal caucus on Thursday after a young woman alleged she was sexually assaulted by someone in the party. Premier Phi...
Oct 20, 2016
Report urges feds to spend more on affordable housing, wipe out homelessness
OTTAWA - A new report on homelessness proposes nearly doubling federal spending on affordable housing over the next 10 years to effectively eliminate the problem. Two groups - the Canadian Observatory...
Oct 20, 2016
Local TV news coverage more important than station finances, says CRTC chair
OTTAWA - TV stations have a responsibility to produce local news, even if it hurts their bottom line, the head of the country’s broadcast regulator told a Commons committee Thursday. Financial p...
Oct 20, 2016
Syrian man tried in Germany over abduction of Canadian UN observer
BERLIN - A Syrian man charged with war crimes for allegedly participating in the 2013 kidnapping of a United Nations observer - believed to be a Canadian lawyer - has gone on trial in Germany. Th...
Oct 20, 2016
Toronto-area duo nabbed in switch of diamond for fake, police probe wider spree
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Jewellers across the country are being warned to check their stock for fake diamonds after a Toronto-area couple were charged in a daring diamond switch that could be...
Oct 20, 2016
Case of Mountie charged with child luring in B.C. court, new date set
SURREY, B.C. - The case of an RCMP officer charged with child luring has been put over to Nov. 2 in B.C. provincial court. Const. Dario Devic was represented by his lawyer Wednesday during a brie...
Oct 20, 2016