One year later, suspicious detention of two Canadians continues to strain...
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Two Canadian men are still locked up in Beijing nearly a year after they were detained in what’s believed to be retaliation for the arrest of a Huawei executive in Vancouver...
View ArticleWest Virginians head to Canada to find affordable insulin
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A group of West Virginians left the country Sunday in search of affordable insulin — they went to Canada, where insulin prices are reported to be about a tenth of what it costs...
View ArticleEmployer of Canadian still detained in China says ‘365 days too many’
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – As the one-year-anniversary approaches since the detention of two Canadian men in China, the head of the Crisis Group, which employed one of them, is speaking out. President of the...
View ArticleSource reveals Honey Sherman updated her will shortly before billionaire...
TORONTO (NEWS 1130) – Another piece of information has come to light in the unsolved murder of billionaire couple Barry and Honey Sherman, who were killed in their Toronto mansion two years ago....
View ArticleSupreme Court ruling means children of Russian spies are Canadian citizens
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has decided the Toronto-born sons of Russian spies are actually Canadian citizens. The high court decision today upholds a Federal Court of Appeal ruling that...
View ArticleTrudeau to be lower profile, more businesslike in second mandate
OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau says he’s taking a lower-profile, more businesslike approach to being prime minister during his second mandate. That’s because he thinks the intense focus on him and his lofty...
View ArticlePrince Harry, Meghan and Archie in Canada for the holidays
TORONTO — If you’re out and about in Canada this holiday season and happen to spot a couple with a young boy that look remarkably like Prince Harry, his wife Meghan and their son Archie, your eyes may...
View ArticleChinese embassy takes swipe at ‘some politicians’ over talk of freeing Canadians
OTTAWA — The Chinese embassy is taking a swing at “some Canadian politicians” over what it describes as “erroneous remarks” about the relationship between the two countries and the cases of two...
View ArticlePompeo backs Canada on ‘coercive detentions’ of Canadians in China
OTTAWA — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says his country is sticking with Canada in fighting what he calls China’s “coercive detentions of Canadian citizens.” Pompeo and Foreign Affairs Minister...
View ArticleB.C. border backups lead to 3 hour waits at some crossings
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — If you’re planning a trip stateside Friday afternoon you may want to pack a lunch…and a dinner. Border crossings heading into the states began backing up Friday morning, with...
View Article‘It has been a long road’: mother hopes her daughter’s alleged online...
PORT COQUITLAM (NEWS 1130) –Amanda Todd’s mother wants her daughter’s alleged online perpetrator to finally stand trial in Canadian court next year, six years after charges were laid against him....
View ArticleLower taxes, new RRSP rules and digital news tax credit among 2020 changes
OTTAWA — The basic amount most Canadians can earn tax-free is going up on Jan. 1, resulting in slightly lower federal income taxes. The tax cut is one federal measure taking effect for the new year,...
View ArticleAlexis Lafreniere returns in style to lift Canada into WJC semifinals
When Alexis Lafreniere first went down with a knee injury last weekend against Russia, there was a lot of worry for both his health and what a long-term injury would do for Canada’s chances at the...
View ArticleNo winning ticket for Friday night’s record $70 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO — The richest prize in Canadian lottery history remains up for grabs. No winning ticket was sold for the $70-million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. The draw also offered 26...
View ArticleUnsung heroes help Canada win gold over Russia at world juniors
Blocked shots, diving attempts, big goals. In the gold medal game of the 2020 world junior championship, it was the unsung heroes who won it for Canada in a 4-3 victory Sunday over Russia. For the...
View ArticleCanadian-led NATO mission in Iraq in limbo as alliance stands pat on suspension
OTTAWA — The head of the NATO military alliance is suggesting the Canadian-led training mission in Iraq is not about to be permanently shut down. The comments by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg...
View ArticleCanada relocating some troops from Iraq to Kuwait due to safety concerns: Vance
OTTAWA — Chief of the defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance says the Canadian military is temporarily relocating some soldiers from Iraq to Kuwait. The move, which Vance announced in a letter to the...
View ArticleStreaming companies like Netflix will have to fund Canadian content: CRTC chair
OTTAWA — Canada’s broadcast and telecom regulator says it’s inevitable that foreign media companies streaming content into Canada, including Netflix and Amazon, will have to make an “equitable”...
View ArticleCMHC reports annual pace of housing starts in Canada slowed in December
OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the pace of housing starts slowed in December, mostly because of a decline in multiple-unit projects in urban areas. The housing agency says the...
View ArticleIran denies downing plane, says West should share evidence
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Friday denied Western allegations that one of its own missiles downed a Ukrainian jetliner that crashed outside Tehran, and called on the U.S. and Canada to share any information...
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