Winnipeg couple faces big bill for bundle of joy


A Winnipeg couple is stuck with a $10,000 bill for the delivery of their new baby, after they say immigration officials misinformed them about whether they’d have to pay.

Treasury ekes out $100M surplus in November
The federal budgetary surplus was a slim $100 million in November as spending rose faster than revenues, the Finance Department said Friday.

B.C. prison in lockdown after inmates set fires
A prison in suburban Abbotsford, B.C., was in lockdown Saturday after inmates set fires in the exercise yard to protest several issues, including press coverage of a story about the facility.

Teachers expected to return to Manitoba school Monday
Classes are expected to resume next week for students at a school in central Manitoba where teachers walked off the job on Monday.

Canada’s bison meat exports double in 5 years
Canada’s bison meat exports have more than doubled in five years, a Statistics Canada report says, attributing the rise in part to consumers seeking healthy food.

Canada Marks Free Trade Milestones with Peru and the European Free Trade Association