Category Archives: Canada

Stretch of Canadian boreal forest deemed a UNESCO world heritage site
MANAMA, Bahrain - A stretch of boreal forest along the Manitoba-Ontario boundary has won international recognition for its pristine environment and connection with Indigenous culture. Pimachiowin Aki ...
Jul 01, 2018
'Terrifying:' N.B. woman recounts close encounter with great white shark
A New Brunswick couple says they got away unscathed after they were followed by a great white shark while canoeing during an otherwise-tranquil June day. Pat Barker and her husband, both avid canoers,...
Jul 01, 2018

University of Victoria offers online glimpse into the life of Johnny Cash
VICTORIA - The University of Victoria has a new online exhibit of Johnny Cash memorabilia donated by the family of his longtime Canadian manager who pursued a history degree at the university after gu...
Jul 01, 2018
Alberta's energy regulator ignoring own rules on tailings ponds: critics
EDMONTON - Alvaro Pinto wants Alberta’s energy regulator to follow its own oilsands rules. The director of sustainability for the Fort McKay First Nation - a community surrounded by oilsands dev...
Jul 01, 2018

Palatable past: Travelling truck collects old prairie recipes
STEINBACH, Man. - There’s no wind and it feels like the sun’s heat has baked the inside of a food truck where Anna Sigrithur stands over a hot stove pouring crepe batter into a pan. Withou...
Jul 01, 2018
A recipe for crepes with wild greens collected by Manitoba Food History Project
The Food History Project in Manitoba is taking a special food truck to different communities to gather people’s favourite food memories and to capture the province’s tasty traditions. Here...
Jul 01, 2018

Toronto police identify rapper Smoke Dawg as one of two killed in shooting
TORONTO - An up-and-coming rap artist was one of two people killed in a brazen daylight shooting in Toronto’s bustling entertainment district, police said Sunday, marking the latest deaths in a ...
Jul 01, 2018
Governor General Julie Payette wishes Canada a happy 151st birthday
OTTAWA - Governor General Julie Payette is wishing everyone a happy Canada Day on the country’s 151st birthday. In a release this morning Payette says “Wherever you are today, whether you'...
Jul 01, 2018
Yes, No sides aim for $500,000 in run up to B.C. referendum facing court action
VANCOUVER - A campaign on electoral reform officially started on Canada Day in British Columbia before a fall referendum that has triggered a constitutional challenge from a business association and a...
Jul 01, 2018
BC ticket holder takes Saturday night's $7 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - A ticket holder in British Columbia claimed the $7 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. The draw’s guaranteed $1 million prize was won by a ticket holder in Quebec...
Jul 01, 2018