Motorcyclist dead after head-on collision with police cruiser
Ontario's Special Investigations Unit is investigating after a fatal crash involving a motorcycle and a police cruiser. The incident took place around 11:17 p.m. Saturday. An officer with the York...
View ArticleWoman in convertible critically injured in TMR collision
A 53-year-old woman is in critical condition after the convertible she was driving collided with a black pickup truck early Sunday morning in the Town of Mount Royal. The collision happened at the...
View ArticleCasey Kasem, radio DJ, dead at 82
Casey Kasem, the U.S. radio personality with the distinctive voice who counted down the top pop music hits on his popular weekly show and also provided the voice of hippie sleuth Shaggy on the Scooby...
View ArticleCasey Kasem Dead At 82
Legendary radio host Casey Kasem has died, according to his family. Kasem, the voice behind the original Top 40 countdown, died Sunday, June 15 surrounded by friends and family, his daughter Kerri...
View ArticleMoncton Shooting: Thousands Run For Fallen Mounties
MONCTON, N.B. - Thousands of people running for three fallen Mounties put their race on hold to shake the hands of officers as a makeshift memorial in front of an RCMP detachment was dismantled, a...
View ArticleFIFA World Cup 2014: France manager claims drone spied on practice
France manager Didier Deschamps is claiming that an unmanned drone spied on team practice ahead of Les Bleus’ World Cup opener against Honduras on Sunday. Deschamps told reporters that the apparent...
View ArticleSinkhole opens up in downtown Montreal
A sinkhole big enough to swallow a person opened up right in the middle of downtown Montreal on De La Montagne Street on Saturday afternoon. The sinkhole appeared just a few days after Montreal Mayor...
View ArticleAverage Pay In Alberta: 30 Occupations By Wage, Salary
It's no secret people from across Canada are flocking to Alberta to make money. Statistics Canada numbers show that Alberta is currently growing faster than any other province. The Royal Bank of Canada...
View ArticleChilliwack Cattle Sales boycott threatened over animal abuse video
More than 90,000 people have signed an online petition calling for dairy companies to take action after disturbing video surfaced showing workers abusing cows at a B.C. dairy farm. The change.org...
View ArticleBloc Québécois members quit over new leader Mario Beaulieu
New Bloc Québécois Leader Mario Beaulieu is already on the defensive just a day into his leadership, standing by contentious comments made during his acceptance speech as two party members threaten to...
View ArticleTowns in Montreal celebrate 10 demerged years
Residents in the western part of the island are celebrating 10 years of being merger-free. The towns of Hampstead, Côte St-Luc and Montreal West marked one decade since they voted to demerge from the...
View ArticleDog Attack Suspected In 4-Year-Old Child's Death
PUVIRNITUQ, Que. - A four-year-old child has died in what police say is a possible dog attack in a small village in northern Quebec.Quebec provincial police spokeswoman Christine Coulombe says the...
View ArticleDigital Download Taxes Should Be Eliminated, Taxpayers Federation Says
OTTAWA - The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says there should be no sales tax on digitally downloaded movies, TV shows and music.The federation says it's unfair that Canadian providers of digital...
View ArticleGas Prices Hit Record Highs Across Parts Of Canada
Gas prices hit record highs in parts of Canada this weekend, and other parts of the country can expect to see the same in the coming days. Toronto saw record gas prices of around $1.42 per litre this...
View Article2 dead in plane crash near Torquay
Two men are dead after a plane crash near Torquay, Sask. Sunday afternoon. RCMP said emergency crews were working at the crash site at around 2 p.m. CST, along with Transport Safety Board...
View ArticleScotch whisky market booming, investors say
With scotch whisky soaring in popularity and price, more people are buying single malts not just to sip, but also as an investment. "Wine as an alternative asset for investment has been around for a...
View ArticleNorthern Gateway foes to push for referendum if pipeline OK'd
A coalition of First Nations, environmentalists and lawyers have delivered a final rejection of the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline, promising a collective campaign to defeat the project...
View ArticleFerroAtlantica to build $382M silicon metal plant in Quebec
Spanish-owned Grupo FerroAtlantica says it will invest $382-million to build its first North American silicon metal plant in Port-Cartier, Que., on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River. The...
View ArticleCanadian Income Inequality Likely Much Worse Than Advertised: Study
Canada’s income inequality may be much worse than statistics suggest, because Canada’s biggest earners are hiding their actual incomes by incorporating themselves, says a new study. Recent measures of...
View Article2 appointees to be chosen next month to fill council vacancies
City council will be holding a special meeting next month to fill two vacant spots on council. The recent departure of Adam Vaughan, who is taking a run at a federal seat, and the pending departure of...
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