Category Archives: Canada
Seven stories in the news for today, Oct. 19
Seven stories in the news for Thursday, Oct. 19 --- FANS CELEBRATE LIFE OF GORD DOWNIE Fans of Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie gathered yesterday to celebrate the life of the Tragically Hip frontm...
Oct 19, 2017
Amazon HQ2 would 'fundamentally alter' potential Canadian city candidates
VANCOUVER - It’s like a technology-themed reality TV dating show. Suitor Amazon is on the hunt for a North American city to house what it calls HQ2: a second headquarters. The ideal match will t...
Oct 19, 2017
Question-and-answer session with Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales
MONTREAL - More than 1,000 people are expected to attend the annual conference of Wikimania, which is being held in Montreal this year, from Aug. 9 to 11. One of those taking part will be Wikipedia co...
Jul 17, 2017
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, July 17 --- B.C. OFFICIALS TALLY LOSSES AFTER WILDFIRE FLARE-UPS: Officials in British Columbia have managed to tally some of the losses from out-of-control w...
Jul 17, 2017
'This will not be a short negotiation': U.S. releases list of demands for NAFTA
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has released its broad goals for a new North American Free Trade Agreement in mostly vague language that offers just enough specific clues to point to potentially...
Jul 17, 2017
Ashley Madison reaches US$11.2M deal in American lawsuits over data security
The Toronto-based parent company of the infidelity dating site Ashley Madison says it has reached a US$11.2-million settlement in American class-action lawsuits stemming from a massive security breach...
Jul 17, 2017
B.C. New Democrats poised to take power, inherit state of wildfire emergency
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is on the cusp of changing its government for the first time since 2001, as the province scrambles to contain scores of wildfires that have forced tens of thousands of res...
Jul 17, 2017
U.S. media start noticing Khadr payout as opposition MP helps spread word
WASHINGTON - The federal payout to Omar Khadr was a big story in some conservative U.S. media outlets Monday, after nearly two weeks in which it had garnered barely a whisper south of the border. It w...
Jul 17, 2017
Making History: Women's box lacrosse makes North American Indigenous Games debut
HAGERSVILLE, Ont. - It was like any other game at Iroquois Lacrosse Arena. Family and friends dotted the orange and purple stands. Fans pounded drums and whooped with every crosscheck or goal. Impatie...
Jul 17, 2017
Man snaps photo of iceberg off N.L. with distinctly masculine feature
GRIQUET, N.L. - Jamie Ellison’s botanical tour of northern Newfoundland provided a whole different kind of nature lesson when he looked out to a local bay and saw an iceberg with a distinctly ma...
Jul 17, 2017