Category Archives: Canada

Mayor in B.C. home town of murder suspects says the tragedy has spread worldwide
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - The mayor of a Vancouver Island town that was home for two deceased murder suspects expressed her sorrow Thursday for the nationwide tragedy that resulted in five deaths. Port Alb...
Aug 10, 2019

'It's going to take awhile:' Manitoba town still on edge, searching for answers
GILLAM, Man. - People in a northern Manitoba town are grappling with questions about how a massive manhunt for two murder suspects from British Columbia ended in the unforgiving terrain near their com...
Aug 10, 2019

Munk Debates calls on federal leaders to sign up for foreign policy debate
OTTAWA - A proposed leaders' debate on foreign policy already has one confirmed participant, with Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer quickly accepting an invitation to participate in the ...
Aug 10, 2019

Canadian food supplies at risk if climate change not slowed, new UN report shows
OTTAWA - Canada will not be spared the impact of food shortages and price shocks if global warming is not kept below 2 degrees Celsius, a new report on land use and climate change suggests. ...
Aug 10, 2019

Syrians gradually integrating into Canadian society, latest report finds
OTTAWA - Syrians refugees admitted to Canada under the government's landmark resettlement program are slowly catching up to other refugee groups when it comes to finding jobs and connecting with their...
Aug 10, 2019

No winning ticket for Friday night's $10 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $10 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. That means the jackpot for the next draw on Aug. 13 will grow to approximately $15 million. The...
Aug 10, 2019

Documents show Liberals warned of political perils from launching EI review
OTTAWA - The Liberals were warned on the eve of an election year about the political consequences of following through on a four-year-old campaign promise to review the employment insurance system, ne...
Aug 10, 2019

David MacNaughton, ambassador to U.S., to leave post at summer's end
OTTAWA - David MacNaughton, the U.S. ambassador who became the fulcrum of the federal Liberal government's strategy for managing relations with an impetuous and unpredictable White House, sa...
Aug 10, 2019

Toronto shooting survivor says details helped her as RCMP mum on B.C. cases
VANCOUVER - As the RCMP remains tight-lipped about why two young men may have killed three people in northern British Columbia, one of the survivors in Toronto's Danforth shooting says she's...
Aug 10, 2019

Feds advised to focus on the majority to counter populism, documents show
OTTAWA - Newly released documents show senior government officials were advised to "bring the focus back to the majority" - instead of on diversity values - in public communications to ...
Aug 10, 2019