Category: News

Petro-Canada gasoline shortage hits retailer in Saskatoon

By CBC News, June 3, 2016  Petro-Canada location in Saskatoon has run out of gas A shortage of gasoline that has been reported in B.C. and Alberta is also affecting Saskatchewan. One gas station in Saskatoon, a Petro-Canada location, had signs on the pumps Friday noting they were out of supplies. Attendants inside the store… Continue reading Petro-Canada gasoline shortage hits retailer in Saskatoon

Details released of helicopter crash near Key Lake, Sask.

By CBC News, June 3, 2016  Pilot received serious back injury in 2015 crash A helicopter pilot received serious back injuries but survived after a crash landing on a boulder near Key Lake in northern Saskatchewan last year. Events surrounding the Jan. 21, 2015, crash were released at the time, but new details were released this week… Continue reading Details released of helicopter crash near Key Lake, Sask.

City of Moncton to unveil memorial to slain Mounties today

By CBC News, June 4, 2016  June 4 marks 2nd anniversary of shooting deaths of 3 RCMP constables A commemorative sculpture is being unveiled in Moncton Saturday on the second anniversary of the shootings there that left three RCMP officers dead. Constables Doug Larche, Fabrice Gevaudan and Dave Ross were killed as they responded to… Continue reading City of Moncton to unveil memorial to slain Mounties today

Clinton brands Trump 'dangerous' and 'not someone who should ever have the nuclear codes'

By Tim Walker, Independent.co.uk, June 3, 2016  Ms Clinton said the billionaire Republican’s national security platform consisted of ‘bizarre rants, personal feuds and outright lies’ Hillary Clinton has delivered her most forceful attack to date on her likely presidential election rival, calling Donald Trump dangerously thin-skinned and “temperamentally unfit” to occupy the Oval Office. In a… Continue reading Clinton brands Trump 'dangerous' and 'not someone who should ever have the nuclear codes'

Japanese boy found alive after six nights missing in forest

By Justin McCurry, The Guardian, June 3, 2016  Seven-year-old had not been seen since Saturday after his parents apparently abandoned him in a forest on the island of Hokkaido as punishment A seven-year-old boy who went missing in bear-inhabited forests in northernJapan after his parents apparently abandoned him as punishment, has been found alive. Yamato… Continue reading Japanese boy found alive after six nights missing in forest

Louvre relocates priceless artworks amid rising Paris floodwaters

By Thomson Reuters, June 3, 2016  Seine River breaches 6 metres in French capital as soldiers evacuate residents The Louvre and Orsay museums in Paris moved scores of artworks and precious artifacts to safety and soldiers evacuated residents trapped in some of the capital’s outlying suburbs as the swollen river Seine hit its highest level in 30 years. France’s… Continue reading Louvre relocates priceless artworks amid rising Paris floodwaters

Canadian dollar shoots up a cent after weak U.S. jobs report

By CBC News, June 3, 2016  Weaker-than-expected U.S. job creation in May makes Fed rate increase in June less likely The Canadian dollar was trading more than a full cent higher against the U.S. greenback Friday after a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report. At 9:49 a.m. ET, the loonie was up 1.01 cents at 77.32 cents US. According to… Continue reading Canadian dollar shoots up a cent after weak U.S. jobs report

Does supply management really mean Canadians pay more for milk?

By Lucas Powers, CBC News, June 3, 2016  A new look at global retail milk prices says Canucks pay a fair price for milk “It is a cartel. It is the opposite of free markets.” That’s how Conservative Party leadership candidate Maxime Bernier this week described the highly contentious practice of supply management for Canada’s dairy, poultry and egg production. He… Continue reading Does supply management really mean Canadians pay more for milk?