Category Archives: Canada

Canadian diamond industry growing as De Beers opens Gahcho Kue mine
CALGARY - Canada’s position as a big player in the global diamond industry will be further crystallized Tuesday when it formally opens Gahcho Kue, estimated to be one of the 10 biggest diamond m...
Sep 19, 2016
QuickFacts: A look at the history and current state of Canada's diamond industry
De Beers opens Gahcho Kue, its third diamond mine in Canada, on Tuesday. A few quick facts about the industry: The newest mine: Gahcho Kue is Canada’s sixth diamond mine. It sits abou...
Sep 19, 2016
Big jackpots ride on a few cards as Chase the Ace grips three Atlantic towns
BAY DE VERDE, N.L. - Parish secretary Diane Sparkes just wants someone to catch the God-forsaken ace. “Never again,” Sparkes said Monday of her parish’s Chase the Ace fundraiser. ...
Sep 19, 2016

Dallaire says peacekeeping in Canada's interest despite problems
OTTAWA - It is in Canada’s interest to play a leadership role in United Nations peacekeeping, former military commander Romeo Dallaire said Monday even as he delivered a pointed critique of how ...
Sep 19, 2016
Police arrest crane climber at downtown Calgary construction site
CALGARY - Police say they have arrested a man who climbed a 26-storey crane at a downtown Calgary construction site and occupied its cab for most of the morning. The incident,...
Sep 19, 2016

Former Calgary police chief Rick Hanson chairs group studying 2026 Olympic bid
CALGARY - Former Calgary police chief and politician Rick Hanson is back in the public eye as the head of the city’s exploration committee studying a possible bid for the 202...
Sep 19, 2016

Trudeau government on notice in First Nations child welfare dispute: Blackstock
OTTAWA - A First Nations advocacy group has asked the Canadian Human Rights Commission to begin a Federal Court process that could lead to contempt proceedings against the Liberal government...
Sep 19, 2016
Federal government says it will penalize Quebec for incidental health fees
OTTAWA - Quebec will be penalized for violating Canadian health care law after its doctors charged patients fees for services covered by the public system, Health Minister Jane Philpott recently ...
Sep 19, 2016
Man accused of impaired driving showed Costco card when asked for licence:police
KINGSTON, Ont. - Police say a man being investigated for impaired driving showed officers his Costco card when asked for his driver’s licence. Investigators say a witness called police...
Sep 19, 2016
Global Affairs 'aware' of unconfirmed reports Canadian kidnapped in Libya
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says it is aware of “the troubling, yet unconfirmed” report of the abduction of a Canadian citizen in Libya. Local government officials in the southern ...
Sep 19, 2016