Category Archives: Canada
Bodies of three hikers recovered after slipping into pools of B.C. waterfall
SQUAMISH, B.C. - Police say the bodies of three hikers who slipped and fell into one of the pools of a waterfall north of Vancouver were recovered from the area Wednesday evening. The RCMP says in a s...
Jul 04, 2018
At least 17 deaths in Quebec attributed to heat
The sweltering heat and suffocating humidity that have blanketed Eastern and Central Canada have contributed to the deaths of at least 17 people in Quebec over the last few days, health officials said...
Jul 04, 2018
Second refugee family leaves small Newfoundland town that sponsored them
LEWISPORTE, N.L. - Like so many other Canadians, Stephanie McClellan felt called to act when she saw the image of three-year-old Syrian refugee Alan Kurdi’s body wash ashore in Turkey in 2015. T...
Jul 04, 2018
Police find 'items of interest' at home linked to accused killer Bruce McArthur
Toronto police say “items of interest” yet to be identified have been found at a property where accused serial killer Bruce McArthur worked as a landscaper. Police had already found the re...
Jul 04, 2018
Four stabbed on bus in Brampton, Ont.; suspect arrested
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Police say four people were sent to hospital with non-life threatening injuries after being stabbed on a bus east of Toronto. Peel regional police say they have charged a woman with f...
Jul 04, 2018
U.S.-Canada friendship will stand test of time, Trump envoy tells July 4th party
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy to Canada told guests at her cosier-than-usual Fourth of July party in Ottawa on Wednesday night that the countries’ strained relationship will...
Jul 04, 2018
In the news today, July 4
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, July 4 --- OTTAWA JULY 4TH PARTY TO BE SMALLER THIS YEAR A smaller than usual Fourth of July party is scheduled for the U.S. ambassador’s residence in Ott...
Jul 04, 2018
Canadian Cancer Society turns around finances after cutting excess fat post-merger
TORONTO - The Canadian Cancer Society says last year’s merger with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation has paid healthy dividends, taking the charity from running a substantial deficit to a so...
Jul 03, 2018
Crews respond to report of hikers falling into water in Shannon Falls area
SQUAMISH, B.C. - Search and rescue crews were to continue searching through the night for three hikers reported missing at Shannon Falls Provincial Park near Squamish, B.C. Squamish RCMP say the three...
Jul 03, 2018
Surrey mayor asks federal government to help combat gangs in growing city
SURREY, B.C. - The mayor of Surrey says she will ask the federal government for $10 million in funding for anti-gang programs in British Columbia’s fastest-growing city, where people are dealing...
Jul 03, 2018