Category Archives: Canada

N.L. man found not guilty of possessing child pornography in sex doll trial
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A Newfoundland man has been found not guilty of possessing child pornography after a judge determined it was not proven he knew the sex doll he ordered was child-size...
May 25, 2019

High Level mayor urges fast financial aid to wildfire evacuees
HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - The mayor of a northwestern Alberta town is urging the province to get financial aid flowing quickly to evacuees, as firefighters prepare for shifting winds that cou...
May 25, 2019

DARPA's Justin Sanchez works to stay a step ahead of technological surprises
MONTREAL - Justin Sanchez, a neuroscientist with the United States' Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency won't confirm or deny if he's working on classified projects. As director of the agen...
May 25, 2019

Feds lay out proposed new rules for voice, video recorders in locomotives
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have laid out their proposal for rules around voice and data recorders on locomotives, specifying when companies can use the devices to address safety concerns and h...
May 25, 2019

Parties shop for housing ideas for platforms with issue high on voters' lists
OTTAWA - Federal parties are preparing to chase voters with ideas for dealing with what a new survey suggests is a major concern across the country: Housing affordability. The ideas being shopped...
May 25, 2019

Clean energy one of Canada's fastest-growing industries
OTTAWA - Canada's clean-energy sector is growing faster than the economy as a whole and is rivalling some of the better-known industries for jobs, a new report shows. Clean Energy Canada, a think...
May 25, 2019

'We recognize the truth:' Trudeau exonerates Cree chief of historic conviction
CUT KNIFE, Sask. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians need to learn the real story of a prominent Saskatchewan chief who was a peacemaker, not a criminal. Trudeau set the...
May 25, 2019

'No questions asked:' Winnipeg parish prays statue's head is returned
WINNIPEG - Members of a Winnipeg church are praying that the head of a bronze statue created by a well-known sculptor and blessed by a pope will be returned. The work depicting St. Volodymyr was decap...
May 24, 2019

Wilson-Raybould, Philpott to announce political futures in ridings
OTTAWA - Two former Liberal cabinet ministers who resigned over the SNC-Lavalin controversy are set to announce their next moves. Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott say they'll announce ...
May 24, 2019

Alberta throne speech followed by bill to repeal provincial carbon tax
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney put forward a bill Wednesday to kill the Alberta carbon tax - and he put Ottawa politicians on notice that if they try to backstop it with their own ...
May 24, 2019