Category Archives: Canada

Trudeau announces $11.4 million in flood protection funding for Fredericton
FREDERICTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Thursday $11.4 million in new funding to help protect Fredericton and surrounding communities from future flooding. The federal money is mean...
Aug 17, 2019

Illegal pot still a source for 4 in 10 cannabis users, Stats Can survey shows
OTTAWA - Six months after Canada legalized marijuana for recreational use more than 40 per cent of Canadians who said they used pot still bought it from illegal sources, a new Statistics Canada report...
Aug 17, 2019

'It's just the freedom:' Paralyzed Broncos player pursuing life on the water
SASKATOON - A minor injury cost former Humboldt Broncos hockey player Jacob Wassermann an opportunity to compete at last month's adaptive water-ski world championship in Norway. But he says that ...
Aug 17, 2019

Tories, NDP seek urgent meeting into report that PM broke ethics law
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau doubled down Thursday on his refusal to apologize for his handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair even as opposition parties tried to ensure a scathing report that fo...
Aug 17, 2019

Canadians deserve apology from Trudeau over SNC-Lavalin affair: former ministers
OTTAWA - Former justice minister and attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould said Thursday it is "troubling" to her that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tried to "discredit" her through submissions m...
Aug 17, 2019

Most residents allowed home after house explosion in London, Ont.
LONDON, Ont. - All but 12 of 100 homes evacuated after an explosion in a southwestern Ontario city have been cleared for residents to return. Seven people were injured Wednesday ni...
Aug 17, 2019

High profile could help Jody Wilson-Raybould keep her seat away from Liberals
OTTAWA - There had been a few names floating around when the Liberals were seeking a candidate for the newly created riding of Vancouver Granville in the last federal election, but it soon became clea...
Aug 17, 2019

In the news today, Aug. 15
Four stories in the news for Thursday, Aug. 15 --- QUESTIONS PLAGUE BROTHER OF B.C. HOMICIDE VICTIM The eldest brother of homicide victim Chynna Deese says he's not expecting the criminal in...
Aug 17, 2019

Canada sending plane to Uganda to help with peacekeeping in Africa
VANCOUVER - A Canadian Forces Hercules plane will be sent to Uganda to take part in a United Nations peacekeeping mission during the next 12 months, transporting troops, equipment and s...
Aug 17, 2019

Federal government apologizes for historic sled dog killings in the North
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Canadian government has apologized for the killings of thousands of sled dogs decades ago. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett delivered the apology in Iqal...
Aug 16, 2019