Category Archives: Canada
Researchers hope rare find of wrecked whaler holds clues about sailors' lives
CALGARY - Matthew Ayre was transcribing logbooks from British whaling ships in March when he became intrigued by entries describing a whaler that wrecked off the east coast of Baffin Island early in t...
Oct 08, 2018
Fire, smoke fill Saint John sky after oil refinery blast: 'My whole house shook'
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - A massive oil refinery blast shook this historic port city Monday, sending flames and black smoke high into the sky but causing only four minor injuries - and leaving officials reli...
Oct 08, 2018
Man charged with murder in 2017 death of 12-year-old Nunavut boy
RANKIN INLET, Nunavut - A man has been charged with murder in the death of a 12-year-old boy from Nunavut following a 15-month investigation. Searchers found the body of Ray Taparti Jr., who also went...
Oct 08, 2018
Trial told of woman's 'intense fear' alone in barracks with dozens of men
HALIFAX - The trial of a British sailor accused in a gang rape at a Halifax-area military base continues Tuesday, after testimony from a young woman who described a harrowing scene of being virtually ...
Oct 08, 2018
Five of rock band 54-40's seven missing guitars found by New Westminster police
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Police say they’ve found five of the seven vintage guitars that were allegedly stolen from rock band 54-40. Investigators in New Westminster, B.C., say they were called a...
Oct 08, 2018
Giant mushroom find makes Thanksgiving tastier for Vancouver couple
VANCOUVER - Olya Kutsiuruba and David Swab of Vancouver had just spent a day doing what they love - mushroom picking - and their baskets were full of the day’s bounty, when Kutsiuruba says her h...
Oct 08, 2018
UCP rejects hate after Soldiers of Odin pose for pics at party pub night
EDMONTON - Alberta’s United Conservatives say hateful views have no place in their party, after photos on social media appeared to show members of an anti-immigrant group at a constituency assoc...
Oct 07, 2018
Gasoline-like substance linked to private residence in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - A gasoline-like substance found in the area where the Trans Mountain pipeline runs through Surrey, B.C., has been traced to a private home, the province’s environment ministry sai...
Oct 07, 2018
Washouts fixed on tracks to Churchill, Man., but service may wait until spring
CHURCHILL, Man. - The new owner of the railway to Churchill, Man., says washouts that have kept the line closed since spring 2017 have now been repaired, allowing some vehicles to travel along the lin...
Oct 07, 2018
Montreal protesters march to protest racism, denounce new government
MONTREAL - A diverse crowd of protesters took to the streets of Montreal on Sunday to march against racism and denounce the newly-elected Coalition Avenir Quebec government. Muslim families pushing st...
Oct 07, 2018