Category Archives: Canada
Two Indigenous Manitoba men switched at birth reach settlement with Ottawa
WINNIPEG - The federal government has reached a financial settlement with two of four Indigenous men from northern Manitoba who were switched at birth and only found out about the mixup 40 years later...
Aug 23, 2018
Conservative robocall pitches memberships tied to Liberal MP's cancer
OTTAWA - A member of a federal Conservative riding association in Toronto has reportedly made a robocall that tried to pitch party memberships by citing a Liberal MP's cancer diagnosis. CTV News said ...
Aug 22, 2018
Ontario asks court to toss application from Tesla over electric vehicle rebates
TORONTO - Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government has asked the province’s Superior Court to throw out a petition from the Canadian arm of Tesla Inc. that claims the U.S. company has...
Aug 22, 2018
N.W.T. coroner service identifies 3 passengers who died in Aug. 16 plane crash
YELLOWKNIFE - The three passengers who died in a light plane crash at a remote Northwest Territories lake last Thursday have been identified. The N.W.T. coroner service says dead are 33-year-old Geoff...
Aug 22, 2018
Gut enzymes convert donor blood to much-needed universal type O: researchers
TORONTO - Canadian researchers believe they have found the means to convert any type of blood into universally usable group O with enzymes found in the human gut - a finding that could expand the pool...
Aug 22, 2018
Man charged after heckling Trudeau wants to run in his riding as Bloc candidate
MONTREAL - A man charged with obstructing a peace officer after he confronted Justin Trudeau in a park says he wants to run for the Bloc Quebecois against the prime minister in his Montreal riding in ...
Aug 22, 2018
Canadian man sentenced to prison in the U.S. for conspiring to send tech to Iran
BLAINE, Wash. - A Canadian man has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison in the United States for conspiring to send restricted high-tech goods to Iran. The U.S. Justice Department says Iranian-born...
Aug 22, 2018
A few facts and figures about the 2018 Quebec election campaign
MONTREAL - A few facts and figures about the Quebec general election which will take place on Oct. 1: Major parties: Liberal Party of Quebec, Coalition Avenir Quebec, Parti Quebecois, Quebec solidaire...
Aug 22, 2018
Quebec election starts Thursday with many voters unsatisfied and wanting change
MONTREAL - The Quebec election campaign begins Thursday amid a strong economy, low unemployment and rising salaries, but with a population largely dissatisfied with the government and undecided about ...
Aug 22, 2018
Provincial police identify four people killed in northern Ontario crash
LENDRUM TOWNSHIP, Ont. - Police say four people killed in a two-vehicle crash in northern Ontario over the weekend were from Calgary and Winnipeg. Ontario provincial police say the collision happened ...
Aug 22, 2018