Category Archives: Canada
Road rage incident ends in fiery crash in Mississauga, Ont.
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Ontario police are looking for suspects after a road rage incident between a group of motorcyclists and the occupants of a car led to an assault and a fiery crash near Toronto. Pro...
Sep 23, 2016
QuickList: August inflation rates for Canadian provinces, territories
OTTAWA - Canada’s national inflation rate was 1.1 per cent in August, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces and territories (previous month in brackets): -&nbs...
Sep 23, 2016
QuickList: August inflation rate for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 1.1 per cent in August, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may hav...
Sep 23, 2016
Canadian economy pumps out disappointing inflation, retail trade numbers
OTTAWA - The Canadian economy produced two batches of disappointing numbers Friday that experts said were certain to catch the Bank of Canada’s attention. But despite unexpec...
Sep 23, 2016

Reprieve for ill woman facing deportation who didn't know she wasn't Canadian
HALIFAX - Gravely ill and shackled to a hospital bed, a woman facing deportation to England won a brief reprieve Friday after her lawyer and doctor argued she was too sick to travel and should be...
Sep 23, 2016
Anything goes in digital advertising, even McDonald's four-hour McWrap video
TORONTO - In the ever-changing landscape of advertising, anything goes - even a seemingly never-ending video of a breakfast sandwich being prepared. Earlier this week McDonald̵...
Sep 23, 2016
Six stories in the news today, Sept. 23
Six stories in the news today from The Canadian Press --- FEDS WARN OF CRIPPLING ‘INSIDER’ CYBERTHREAT Federal officials have quietly warned operators of electrical grids, transportation h...
Sep 23, 2016
Anything goes in digital advertising, even MacDonald's four-hour McWrap video
TORONTO - In the ever-changing landscape of advertising, anything goes - even a seemingly never-ending video of a breakfast sandwich being prepared. Earlier this week MacDonaldR...
Sep 23, 2016
Advanced computing could doom current online security protections: spy chief
OTTAWA - The day is coming when hackers will be able to crack the encryption people rely on for secure online banking and shopping, the head of Canada’s cyberspy agency says. Experts estima...
Sep 23, 2016
'Not impressed': Fort McMurray residents bemoan steep utility bills
CALGARY - Energy bills arriving in Fort McMurray, Alta., months after a wildfire forced the entire city to evacuate have come as a shock to some residents still trying to restore some normal...
Sep 23, 2016