Category Archives: Canada
Halifax seeks living survivors of devastating 1917 blast that killed thousands
Halifax is issuing a call for an extremely specific kind of centenarian - one who survived the massive blast that ripped through the city 100 years ago. There are currently no confirmed living survivo...
Apr 19, 2017
Ontario housing measures to deal with speculators, supply, rental issues
TORONTO - Ontario’s highly anticipated package of housing measures is set to be announced Thursday and will take aim at speculators, expedite more supply, tackle rental affordability and look at...
Apr 19, 2017
Five measures Ontario could implement to try to cool the GTA housing market
TORONTO - The Ontario government is expected to unveil a suite of housing affordability measures in the coming days aimed at cooling soaring home prices in the Greater Toronto Area. Here are five pote...
Apr 19, 2017
Bill would allow Canada infrastructure bank to invest in cross-border projects
OTTAWA - A new federal agency designed to fuse public and private dollars to help build infrastructure in Canada could end up building new roads and bridges south of the border - so long as they conne...
Apr 19, 2017
Toronto police launch survey to help design look of new squad cars
Toronto police have asked the public to help redesign their new squad cars after an earlier model selected by the force caused some controversy - a reaction a police historian says has accompanied sim...
Apr 19, 2017
Lawyers near agreement in Nova Scotia intimate images case involving young girls
BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - Lawyers for six young men who admitted distributing intimate images of underage girls say they have almost reached agreement with prosecutors about the basic facts in the case. The...
Apr 19, 2017
Montreal teams have won 41 Stanley Cups: hockey historian
Montrealers are quick to boast about the Canadiens’ record 24 Stanley Cup trophies but some hockey historians lament how few citizens know their city has actually won 41. Jean Beliveau’s s...
Apr 19, 2017
Jury selected for Dalhousie medical student's first-degree murder trial
HALIFAX - Jury selection has wrapped up in the high-profile murder trial of a Dalhousie University medical student. A jury of 14 - seven women and seven men - will hear the trial of William Sandeson, ...
Apr 19, 2017
Newfoundland man tells alleged thief on Kijiji to bring back his lumber
FLATROCK, N.L. - A Newfoundland man used Kijiji to appeal to an alleged lumber thief to return his goods - or he would go to police with information captured on a hidden camera. The man posted an ad o...
Apr 19, 2017
Five stories in the news today, April 19
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, April 19 --- CANADIAN ENVOY HITS BACK AT TRUMP OVER DAIRY U.S. President Donald Trump claims the Canadian dairy sector is to blame for the struggles faced by so...
Apr 19, 2017