| Police looking for public assistance in solving the death of B.C. hockey mom Posted: 01 Jan 2014 07:21 PM PST SURREY, B.C. - Police say they'll set up a command post at the same arena in Surrey, B.C., where a 53-year-old hockey mom was fatally attacked. The command post will be parked at the Newton Arena Thursday and Friday, and police say officers will also canvass the local community looking for tips into the death of Julie Paskall.  |
| British man Jamie McDonald on cross-Canada charity run beaten in hotel Posted: 01 Jan 2014 06:57 PM PST  A 27-year-old British man running across Canada to raise money for children's hospitals in Canada and England said he is thankful he was able to retrieve the camera chronicling his journey after he was beaten in a Banff, Alta., hotel on New Year's Eve.
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| Seven news stories that will dominate Canadian headlines in 2014 Posted: 01 Jan 2014 08:26 AM PST  Happy New Year, folks. While most of us were out ringing in the start of 2014, the world kept spinning and news kept happening. The fresh year ahead of us is an opportunity for new stories, new debates and a … Continue reading →
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| Frigid Winnipeg temperatures reach as cold as the planet Mars Posted: 01 Jan 2014 12:42 PM PST  It's been really cold in southern Manitoba this week — so cold in fact, that even without counting in the extreme wind chills, it's roughly as cold as the planet Mars! Temperatures in Winnipeg hovered around -31 degrees Celsius yesterday … Continue reading →
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| NDP MP not under house arrest in Sri Lanka, Ottawa says Posted: 01 Jan 2014 12:20 PM PST  Scarborough-Rouge River MP Rathika Sitsabaiesan has issued a statement denying Sri Lankan media reports that she was under house arrest in her former home country Sri Lanka, where she has been visiting family.
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| From strippers to taxes: 2014 brings range of new rules Posted: 01 Jan 2014 02:00 AM PST  Canadians will see a range of federal rules come into effect this week governing everything from the taxes they pay to the type of light bulbs they can purchase.
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| Happy New Year: Toronto-area twins born in different years Posted: 01 Jan 2014 11:42 AM PST  This story out of the Toronto area is truly remarkable: A mother gave birth to twins overnight, with each child born in different years. Lindsay Salgueiro gave birth to two healthy daughters at Mississauga's Credit Valley Hospital. The first, Gabriela, … Continue reading →
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| Jim Coutts, former adviser to prime ministers Pearson and Trudeau, dead at 75 Posted: 01 Jan 2014 02:28 PM PST  OTTAWA - Jim Coutts, a former advisor to prime ministers Lester Pearson and Pierre Trudeau, died on Tuesday after a battle with cancer. Coutts was a lawyer, businessman and key figure within Canada's Liberal party. He was secretary to Pearson between 1963 and 1966. He went on to serve as principal secretary to Trudeau between 1975 and 1981, and was regarded as one of the powerful figures in Ottawa during that period.
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| Quebec kennel fire kills 18 dogs boarded for holidays Posted: 31 Dec 2013 05:40 PM PST  Families who boarded their pets at a St-Lazare, Que., kennel are now facing the grim task of retrieving their dog's remains after a fire at the facility killed 18 animals on the weekend.
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| More grocery gift cards coming from province to help ice storm victims Posted: 01 Jan 2014 01:00 AM PST  TORONTO - The Ontario government says more grocery store gift cards will be distributed in Toronto this week to people who lost food in the aftermath of this month's crippling ice storm. The province says more than $160,000 in gift cards were handed out Tuesday, but a lot of people who lined up at Ontario Works offices for the aid still left empty handed. Due to the high demand, the province says more cards will be made available on Thursday and Friday, again stressing the assistance is intended for those who lost food and can't afford to replace it.
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| Hundreds of NB Power customers spend New Year in the dark Posted: 01 Jan 2014 04:49 AM PST  NB Power still has hundreds of customers waiting for electricity.
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| Government puts the chill on EI rates, but premiums still hiked for some in 2014 Posted: 01 Jan 2014 01:00 AM PST  The federal government says it's freezing Employment Insurance premiums, and generally keeping taxes low. In its annual New Year's Tax Changes report, the federation calculates that maximum employee EI rates will go up by $23 in 2014 to $914. The federation adds that Canada Pension Plan premiums will be hiked by $140 for workers earning at least $52,500 per year. But there will be bigger tax breaks for people who donate to charities for the first time.
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| 14 backbenchers set to seize the Commons spotlight in 2014 Posted: 01 Jan 2014 01:06 AM PST  Conservative MP Michael Chong's proposal to rejig the caucus power dynamic may have gotten the lion's share of media coverage, but he's far from the only MP who wants to change the world - or, at least, the law of the land.
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| Twitterverse blasts Air Canada for ticket controversy Posted: 31 Dec 2013 01:44 PM PST  TORONTO - Air Canada may be on the verge of ushering in a new year, but a recent flurry of activity on social media suggests the country's largest airline is stuck in a previous century. Twitter has been abuzz after a Calgary-based customer accused the airline of discriminating against women who decide to keep their maiden names after marriage. Chris Turner voiced his complaints publicly after attempting to transfer a travel voucher to his wife, who does not use the same surname as him. Air Canada itself, however, said its voucher transfer policy is more nuanced than the social media chatter would have people believe.
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| 2014 starts with shooting, car crash in Toronto's east end Posted: 01 Jan 2014 04:18 AM PST  Police are investigating a shooting and car crash that followed just a few hours after 2014 began.
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| New Year's Day polar bear dippers across Canada take icy plunge Posted: 01 Jan 2014 06:56 PM PST  VANCOUVER - Snow and sub-zero temperatures may have been on the minds of many polar-bear swimmers across Canada on Wednesday, except in southwestern British Columbia where the thermometer climbed well above zero. At Vancouver's English Bay, a water temperature of 8C, an air temperature of 6C and a lack of wind combined to create the right conditions for a record-breaking swim, said city spokesman Sean Healy. "This year we had 2,550 swimmers at the polar bear swim, which is a record, previously eclipsing a record of 2,246 in 2011, with approximately 10,000 spectators," he said. Minutes later, though, the race was on, and swimmers -- sporting everything from bikinis to Santa Claus suits, and even a first communion dress -- were racing for the ocean.
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