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Global hunt for Canada ‘body parts’ murder suspect
A global manhunt was under way Friday for a Canadian porn star suspected of dismembering his boyfriend and mailing the body parts, after a video of the grisly killing surfaced online. Interpol posted the picture and profile of Luka Rocco Magnotta, 29, who is being hunted across Canada over the…
Canada quits making pennies
Canada’s last penny was struck Friday at The Royal Canadian Mint’s manufacturing facility and will become a museum piece as the one-cent coins are withdrawn from circulation. “For over a hundred years, the penny played an important role in Canada’s coinage system,” said Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. “Although the cost…
Bike washed up in Canada maybe from Japan tsunami
A motorcycle that washed ashore on Canada’s west coast may have drifted across the Pacific after being carried out to sea by last year’s devastating Japanese tsunami, Canada’s CBC television reported. The Harley-Davidson, with Japanese plates from one of the hardest hit areas, was found on April 18 by beachcomber Peter Mark in acargo container on the Haida Gwaii islands…
Colbert: Canada’s glow-in-the-dark coin is a threat to America
Stephen Colbert was both enamored and concerned Tuesday evening with Canada developing a glow-in-the-dark coin, the first of its kind based on a dinosaur fossil. Worried that young Americans would be impressed over their neighbors to the north’s new coin, Colbert warned his country about the threat Canada is bringing…
Marijuana fans hold pot parties in Canada, U.S.
Marijuana fans held mass rallies and pot parties in Canada and the United States, easing into the weekend with an annual celebration devoted to the feel-good weed. Western Canadian metropolis Vancouver closed a major road in the financial district for the day-long demonstration, in which attendees are urged to light…
Obama meets with Canadian, Mexican leaders on border issues
US President Barack Obama Monday welcomed the leaders of Mexico and Canada for a North American summit taking place against a backdrop of a vicious drug war in Mexico and continental energy rows. Mexican President Felipe Calderon and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrived at the White House for a…
Transgender model cut from Canada Miss Universe
With blond locks, long legs and delicate features, Jenna Talackovawould have been a strong competitor in Canada’s Miss Universe pageant but was disqualified, she says, because she used to be male. The 23-year-old transgender model from the western Canadian city of Vancouver has accused the pageant of discrimination, and more than 28,000 supporters have…
Canada to allow foreign ownership for small telecoms
OTTAWA — Canada will lift foreign ownership restrictions on small local telecommunications firms, Industry Minister Christian Paradis announced Wednesday. The current limit of direct foreign investment in broadcasting and telecommunications carriers is 46.7 percent. Paradis told a press conference the restriction would be lifted for telecom companies that hold less…
Trial in class action suits against Big Tobacco to get underway in Canada
A groundbreaking trial gets underway in Montreal Monday against three leading tobacco companies which face a $25 billion lawsuit for allegedly failing to adequately warn smokers of the dangers of cigarettes. Plaintiffs have filed two separate class actions in what is Canada’s biggest-ever civilian lawsuit, against Imperial Tobacco, JTI-Macdonald and…
Canadian election watchdog probing Paypal for robocalls
Canada’s elections watchdog focused Tuesday on online payments company PayPal’s records as part of a probe of “robocalls” that misdirected voters to fake polling stations during last year’s election. “PayPal has been served a production order in regards to the Elections Canada investigation,” the company said in a statement. Production…
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