Category Archives: Canada
Police arrest 13-year-old after alleged threats against Montreal high school
DOLLARD-DES-ORMEAUX, Que. - Police say a 13-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with alleged online threats against a western Montreal high school. Montreal police spokesman Benoit Boisselle ...
Sep 13, 2018
Passenger video shows humpback whale tail making contact with tour boat
BRIER ISLAND, N.S. - A video showing a humpback whale colliding with an inflatable tour boat off the coast of Nova Scotia is making waves online, just a few months after the introduction of new federa...
Sep 13, 2018
Mummified remains, more than 50,000 years old, unveiled in Yukon
DAWSON CITY, Yukon - A snapshot of life for an ancient predator and its prey is being put on display as the mummified ice-age remains of a caribou calf and a wolf pup are unveiled in Yukon. Paleontolo...
Sep 13, 2018
Thousands of Canadians in path of extreme storms: Global Affairs Canada
Global Affairs Canada says thousands of Canadians are in the path of extreme weather expected to hit the U.S. and Southeast Asia. The department says 440 Canadians have registered in areas expected to...
Sep 13, 2018
Hockey world, prominent Canadians offer support to Humboldt Broncos
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - The Humboldt Broncos lost, but the score didn’t matter. The Broncos fell 2-1 to the Nipawin Hawks on Wednesday - their first regular-season game since a team bus crash claimed ...
Sep 13, 2018
Measures introduced to preserve beloved, endangered Newfoundland pony
TRINITY BAY, N.L. - Help is on the way for the beloved Newfoundland pony, once an essential part of the province’s cultural life but now a critically endangered species. The province announced T...
Sep 13, 2018
Theft of wigs for kids who have cancer is 'heartbreaking:' shop manager
VANCOUVER - The manager of a Vancouver store where wigs intended for kids with cancer were stolen says it’s been heartbreaking to call their families and break the news. Frances Rae, manager of ...
Sep 13, 2018
Liberal brass say ruling party in good shape one year before election
SASKATOON - Federal Liberal officials say the ruling party is in good shape as it approaches the one-year countdown to the next election - even if the Conservatives have raised more money and nominate...
Sep 13, 2018
Feds move to shield identities of spies set to testify in Abdelrazik case
OTTAWA - Canada’s spy agency wants to shield the identities of five current and former employees from the public when they testify in the lawsuit of a Montreal man who was detained in Sudan - pr...
Sep 13, 2018
Toronto asking feds to stop Ontario council-cutting plan
TORONTO - The City of Toronto asked the federal government Thursday to stop Ontario legislation slashing the size of its council, an appeal issued after staff warned that holding a fair municipal elec...
Sep 13, 2018