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United Way to invest $24.5 million in Ottawa
OTTAWA -- United Way Ottawa announced Monday that it will invest $24.5 million in the community in 2013-2014.While some of the money is earmarked by donors for specific agencies ($11.7 million), the majority will be directed by the United Way itself into targeted areas."United Way's promise to donors is to invest resources where the need is the greatest and where they will have the ...
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East Vancouver sees red over prolific graffiti ‘artist’ Mohinder
VANCOUVER DESI As a small East Vancouver business owner, the last thing David Wong needs is to tack on an extra couple thousand dollars to his yearly expenses. But in his 25 years of owning the Dairy Queen Brazier on Main Street, he's come to terms with the added cost of graffiti. "We get tagged quite often," Wong said from his restaurant Monday. "We spend between $1,000 or ...
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Star attraction at Vancouver space centre being put out to interstellar pasture
Eating behaviours of preschoolers, such as having meals while plunked in front of the TV, can lead to elevated cholesterol levels that could put kids at risk for cardiovascular disease later in life, ...
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Beloved fin whale goes missing stymying efforts to free her from dangerous crab trap
A beloved female fin whale entangled in a crab trap has gone missing, frustrating a bid to rescue her, say Parks Canada officials. Efforts have been underway since the whale was first reported to be in distress on June 6 inQuebec’s Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park. Park officials say she has cuts on her mouth and an injured tail. "The last time the whale was seen, she was leaving ...
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Town councillor arrested for allegedly trafficking cocaine in Alberta
A rookie town councillor in Irricana, Alta., has resigned after being arrested for allegedly possessing a large quantity of crack cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. Wayne Niblow, 36, had been an Irricana councillor for only five months; he was acclaimed in a by-election. Irricana, a town of about 1,100, is located less than an hour’s drive northeast of Calgary. Medicine Hat police ...
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MLB Toronto 2 Colorado 0
Maicer Izturis broke up a scoreless duel with a two-run single in the eighth inning Monday, boosting Toronto to a 2-0 interleague win over Colorado. After Rockies ...
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Video Montreal mayor leaves police headquarters facing 14 charges
Montreal's interim mayor wouldn't comment on his arrest as he left police headquarters Monday. Michael Applebaum faces 14 charges including fraud and ...
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Video Pauline Marois says Montreal mayor should resign
Quebec Premier Pauline Marois says Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum has no choice but to resign after being charged with fraud. Marois says Montreal will not be placed under provincial trusteeship like neighbouring ...
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B.C. wants truce with Ontario Quebec on film tax credits
B.C.'s Finance Minister is challenging his counterparts in Ontario and Quebec to stop allowing Hollywood studios to pit the three provinces against each other for "unaffordable" film tax credits."As a country, and individual provinces within the country, we are better off to stop competing to see who can send the biggest cheque to Hollywood," Mike de Jong said ...
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Elections Canada witness blasts Tory MP for bullying tactics
A witness who is helping Elections Canada unravel a Conservative MP's 2008 campaign expenses says he has been publicly bullied, discredited and intimidated.Frank Hall, who ran an Ottawa-based polling firm that did work for Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro, has written to both the Speaker of the House of Commons and the Prime Minister, saying Mr. Del Mastro has abused the concept of ...
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Canadian stock market higher ahead of Fed meeting
The Canadian stock market was higher Monday as optimism that the US Federal Reserve may not taper off its bond-buying stimulus program spurred big gains in energy and financial shares.The benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index grew 101.54 points, or 0. 83 percent, to close at 12288.90, recovering some of its 1.5 percent loss last week, while the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index increased 1.86, ...
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Mayor of Montreal arrested
MONTREAL (AP) — A spokeswoman for Quebec's anti-corruption unit says Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum has been arrested.Anne-Frederick Laurence said Monday Applebaum was arrested at his home early Monday. She gave no other detailsAnti-corruption officials raided city hall last February. They also targeted offices in various boroughs, including the one Applebaum represented for many ...
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Korean Air Increases Frequency to Canada and China
Korean Air, South Korea’s flagship airline, has announced to increase frequency on its routes to Canada and China. From 20 June, the current five flights a week between Seoul/Incheon and Vancouver will be increased to daily flights, with flights to Toronto also increased to daily from 24 June. The flights between Seoul/Incheon and the Chinese destination Jinan will increase from four ...
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Union Station revamp wont be complete until 2016
It will be another three years before the revitalization of Toronto's Union Station is complete, though officials say the work is being completed on budget. More than $600 million is being spent to make the city's downtown transit hub more accessible, more up to date and more functional for the tens of thousands of people who pass through its doors each day. While the work is taking ...
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Deaf Russian painter refused permanent residency in Canada because he failed verbal language tests
A Russian painter, deaf since birth, has been refused permanent residency in Canada because he did not meet the language proficiency requirement when tested verbally, despite getting near perfect scores when tested using sign language. The decision to reject Dmitri Smirnov's bid to remain in Canada because he did not meet listening and speaking language requirements angered deaf advocates ...
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Montreal’s anti-corruption mayor arrested on fraud allegations
Applebaum took over as interim mayor of Canada's second-largest city in November, after Gerald Tremblay resigned amid corruption ...
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Mayor of Montreal arrested
MONTREAL (AP) — A spokeswoman for Quebec's anti-corruption unit says Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum has been arrested.Anne-Frederick Laurence said Monday Applebaum was arrested at his home early Monday. She gave no other detailsAnti-corruption officials raided city hall last February. They also targeted offices in various boroughs, including the one Applebaum represented for many ...
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Ontario union may ask Trudeau for speech refund
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau asks a question during Question Period in the House of Commons on June 13, 2013. Trudeau says he will offer to return a $20,000 speaking fee he received for speaking at a money-losing fundraising event last year for a New Brunswick charity. (Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN ...
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Americans slowly realizing importance of Canadian oil outgoing ambassador to Canada says
Attitudes toward Canada's oil have shifted dramatically in the United States in recent years, as Americans increasingly view it as a key part of their own energy independence, outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Jacobson says.After four years in Ottawa, Mr. Jacobson steps down from his post next month with the fate of a key piece of cross-border energy politics, the Keystone XL ...
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Blackhawks Marian Hossa scratched for Game 3
The Chicago Blackhawks have scratched forward Marian Hossa from Monday night's Stanley Cup final game against the Boston Bruins. Hossa was tied for the team lead with 15 points in the playoffs. He was third in the regular season on the Blackhawks with 17 goals. The Blackhawks said on their Twitter account that "something apparently happened during warmups." Ben Smith was in the ...
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Charges laid over case of Grey Cup ring
Police in Regina say they have laid several charges over an investigation that just happened to lead them to a missing Grey Cup ring. Former Saskatchewan Roughrider star Matt Dominguez was missing the memento of his playing days after leaving it in the centre console of his vehicle. He had taken the ring off and, in the rush of the day, forgot he had left it behind. When he returned to his ...
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Arctic research station design incorporates Inuit knowledge
Inuit knowledge and culture have played major roles in the design and function of the $142 million High Arctic Research Station planned for Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. Architects working on the project, which will be one of the largest buildings in Nunavut, unveiled their plans to the community last week. In 2010, the federal government chose the hamlet for the site of Canada's newest ...
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Cancer society urges tougher anti-smoking laws
The Canadian Cancer Society is calling on the B.C. government to tighten its anti-smoking regulations, in an effort to cut the smoking rate from 14 to 9 per cent over the next five years. The campaign comes on the 50th anniversary of the landmark declaration by Canada's Health Minister Judy LaMarsh that "smoking is a contributory cause of lung cancer". The statement came at a ...
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Quebec white-collar workers angry with cuts
The union representing Quebec City's white-collar workers says its members are angry with plans to cut about five per cent of the city's workforce over the next five years. Yesterday, Quebec City mayor Rgis Labeaume announced his administration would be cutting at least 250 jobs. The vice president of the union representing Quebec City's white-collar workers, Linda Blanger, says ...
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Mountie knew what he was doing when he killed his wife court hears
EDMONTON - A psychiatrist says a delusional former Mountie who shot his wife to death should be found criminally responsible because he knew what he was doing was wrong. Dr. Lenka Zedkova testified Monday that while she accepts Tirth Sehmbi, 39, was suffering from delusions at the time of the July 10, 2010, slaying of Rajpinder Sehmbi, 29, she believes he was still able to appreciate the nature ...
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