Category Archives: Canada
Quebec farmers hoping for rain after drought, heat wave threaten crops
MONTREAL - The president of Quebec’s professional farmers’ union says the province’s hot, dry summer is affecting crops. Marcel Groleau says every area of the province is suffering f...
Jul 14, 2018

DFO searching for entangled North Atlantic right whale spotted off N.B. coast
MISCOU ISLAND, N.B. - Officials searching for an entangled North Atlantic right whale spotted in the Gulf of St. Lawrence hope to prevent it from succumbing to one of the leading causes of death for t...
Jul 14, 2018
Three family members charged after alleged kidnapping, assault in Kingston, Ont.
TORONTO - Investigators say three family members have been charged after a woman was allegedly kidnapped and abused for nearly a year. Police say the American woman came to Canada last year, married a...
Jul 14, 2018

Indigenous artists criticize SLAV director Lepage for new show 'Kanata'
MONTREAL - Shortly after a run of his play SLAV was cancelled amid accusations of racial insensitivity, Quebec director Robert Lepage is once again being criticized for a lack of representation in one...
Jul 14, 2018
Frozen berry mixes recalled due to possible salmonella contamination
Health Canada says a brand of frozen mixed berries is being recalled because of possible salmonella contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says Hain Celestial Canada, ULC is recalling Euro...
Jul 14, 2018

Some first responders from Humboldt Broncos bus crash get mental-health break
WASKESIU, Sask. - Paramedic Deanndra King was on a day off, getting ready for a weekend curling bonspiel, when she got the call from her boss about an accident involving a bus. “I didn’t r...
Jul 14, 2018

In one Quebec farming town, Mali peacekeeping mission hits close to home
STE-ELISABETH, Que. - Many people have recently turned their attention to Mali as Canadian soldiers arrive in the troubled West African nation to begin their first substantial peacekeeping mission in ...
Jul 14, 2018
Ontario ticket claims Friday night's $60 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - There is one winning ticket for the $60 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw - and it was sold somewhere in Ontario. There were also 21 Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each...
Jul 14, 2018

NPD Leader Jagmeet Singh fuels speculation as he visits B.C.'s Burnaby South
VANCOUVER - Federal New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says while he has been encouraged to run for Parliament in the newly vacated British Columbia riding of Burnaby South, he won’t be making an...
Jul 13, 2018
Man sought on charges of threatening Trump may be in Montreal: U.S. Marshals
MONTREAL - The U.S. Marshals Service says a Pennsylvania fugitive who allegedly threatened to put a bullet in President Donald Trump’s head might be in the Montreal area. Robert Clark of the Mar...
Jul 13, 2018