Category Archives: Canada
One person dead, two others wounded in downtown Toronto shooting
TORONTO - Police say one of three people injured in a shooting in downtown Toronto has died. Gunfire erupted in the heart of the city’s entertainment district Saturday evening, sending people on...
Jul 01, 2018
Conservation officers investigating after grizzly bear mauls kayaker in B.C.
CRESTON, B.C. - A kayaker is recovering in hospital after he was mauled by a grizzly bear near Creston, B.C., Saturday morning. Insp. Joe Caravetta of the B.C. Conservation Officer Service says the ma...
Jun 30, 2018
Three of four eggs from relocated killdeer nest hatch at Ottawa Bluesfest
OTTAWA - This year’s RBC Bluesfest will have a few new performers, after three of four eggs hatched in a bird’s nest that was relocated to make way for the main stage. Workers at the Ottaw...
Jun 30, 2018
Trump praises neighbourly bonds in Canada Day message to Governor General
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump is thanking Canada for its “partnership on the global stage” in a Canada Day message to Governor General Julie Payette. In a written statement from the...
Jun 30, 2018
B.C. restaurant manager fired for refusing to serve man in pro-Trump hat
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver restaurant manager has been fired for refusing to serve a customer who was wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat. The slogan popularized by U.S. President Donald...
Jun 30, 2018
Ontario government announces prescription drug benefit changes to OHIP+
TORONTO - Ontario’s government will no longer offer free prescriptions to kids and young adults with private coverage, the province’s new health minister announced Saturday. In a news rele...
Jun 30, 2018
'Human thing to do:' transit rider who jumped on subway tracks to save fallen man
TORONTO - A Toronto transit rider heralded as a hero after rescuing a man who fell onto the subway tracks said he couldn’t have done it without the help of two strangers who jumped in with him. ...
Jun 30, 2018
Rallies across Canada protest separation of children from families in the U.S.
TORONTO - From Vancouver to Halifax, crowds of people rallied in cities across Canada on Saturday to protest a policy that separated families who were caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Although ...
Jun 30, 2018
U.S. steel tariffs result in 40 layoffs in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
SAULT STE MARIE, Ont. - A manufacturing company is laying off workers in Ontario in response to American tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum. A spokesman for Tenaris, which manufactures steel pipes...
Jun 30, 2018
Australian man survives falling from train, being struck by cars in B.C.: RCMP
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - An Austalian man underwent full and partial limb amputations after falling from a train in Revelstoke, B.C. RCMP say they responded to reports of a trespasser on the CP Rail tracks ...
Jun 30, 2018