Category Archives: Canada
After 53 years on the job, record-holding weather forecaster set to retire
HALIFAX - For the rest of this month, Peter Coade will be setting a world record every day. The 74-year-old Halifax-based weatherman has announced he plans to retire Sept. 30, more...
Sep 09, 2016
Imperial Oil looking at selling Norman Wells oil assets in Northwest Territories
CALGARY - Imperial Oil is looking at selling its Norman Wells oil assets in the Northwest Territories. The Calgary-based company says while a definitive decision has not been made, it recognizes the s...
Sep 09, 2016
Newfoundlanders to gather to commemorate 15th anniversary of 9/11
GANDER, N.L. - Fifteen years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a Newfoundland town that hosted nearly 7,000 plane passengers will pause to reflect on the tragedy and their unexpected connection to it....
Sep 09, 2016
Two Kitimat residents hope to save birds by clawing back house-cat freedom
KITIMAT, B.C. - A proposal by two residents of Kitimat, B.C., could send fur flying as they seek civic regulations on house cats. Laurel Woodhill and Hilda Littman are appealing to Kitimat counci...
Sep 09, 2016
Commons finance committee told Liberals will table CPP bill in coming weeks
OTTAWA - Parliament will have a say this fall on the proposed expansion of the Canada Pension Plan as the Liberals signalled today that new legislation to implement the changes will be coming in Octob...
Sep 09, 2016
Vancouver police to get naloxone nasal spray in case of opioid exposure
Vancouver police officers and support staff will soon have access to the nasal-spray form of naloxone to protect themselves against accidental exposure to toxic opioids such as fentanyl...
Sep 09, 2016
Drugged driving suspect allegedly exposes himself in police station lobby
AJAX, Ont. - A 22-year-old southern Ontario man who was arrested, released, and arrested again, is facing several charges including a count for allegedly exposing himself in a police station. Inv...
Sep 09, 2016
Unique rose quartz statues stolen from Vancouver tourist attraction
VANCOUVER - A theft in Vancouver’s Chinatown district is giving a whole new meaning to the term cat burglar, and police hope the public will help them pounce on the culprit. Sgt. Brian Montague ...
Sep 09, 2016

Man convicted of Mafia-related charges 20 years ago ordered deported to Italy
MONTREAL - A man convicted 20 years ago on Mafia-related charges was issued a deportation order on Friday despite having lived in Canada for the last 50 years. The Canada Border Service...
Sep 09, 2016
Mother says son 'high' hours before senior killed in Saskatoon crash
SASKATOON - The mother of a 17-year-old boy who was allegedly involved in a fatal Saskatoon collision says that just hours before the crash she begged a judge to keep her drug-addicted son behind...
Sep 09, 2016