Category Archives: Canada
True or false: Zamboni racing was included in the 1988 Calgary Olympics
True or false: Canada’s history is rife with colourful anecdotes and fun facts that a majority of residents simply don’t know about. True, of course, at least according to a poll released ...
Jun 27, 2018

'I'm pumped:' Paralyzed hockey teen pulls out all the stops in effort to go home
PHILADELPHIA - The steady footsteps heard coming from the physiotherapy room at Philadelphia’s Shriners hospital belong to paralyzed Humboldt Broncos hockey player Ryan Straschnitzki. “It&...
Jun 27, 2018

Metro Vancouver casinos gang destinations for money laundering: report
VANCOUVER - Money-laundering operations in casinos have been tied to British Columbia’s opioid overdose crisis and the real-estate market, the attorney general said Wednesday as he released an i...
Jun 27, 2018

Commission says South Korea resuming wheat imports after concerns about GM wheat
CALGARY - The Alberta Wheat Commission says South Korea has resumed imports of Canadian wheat after suspending trade last week due to concerns about a small number of genetically modified plants. Earl...
Jun 26, 2018
Mother, daughter dead after apparent drowning at Ontario resort
COLLINGWOOD, Ont. - A mother and her daughter are dead following an apparent drowning at a resort swimming pool north of Toronto. Ontario provincial police Const. Martin Hachey says officers were call...
Jun 26, 2018

Canadian singer Michael Buble among 2019 Hollywood Walk of Fame honourees
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - Canadian crooner Michael Buble will be getting his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next year. The singer from Burnaby, British Columbia, is one of the entertainers named by ...
Jun 26, 2018
Protesters denounce predominantly white performance at Montreal jazz festival
MONTREAL - About 75 protesters shouted “shame” to evening diners on Tuesday at a sunny terrasse outside a downtown theatre that was hosting a show directed by a white man, featuring a whit...
Jun 26, 2018
Halifax police officer charged with sexual assault
HALIFAX - A police constable in Halifax has been charged with sexual assault after a month-long investigation. Halifax Regional Police confirmed that 35-year old Const. Pierre-Paul Cadieux was arreste...
Jun 26, 2018
Animal protection to investigate alleged neglect, cruelty at B.C. farm
VANCOUVER - The SPCA is investigating an egg farm and a chicken-catching service in British Columbia following reports of alleged neglect and cruelty. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has r...
Jun 26, 2018

Teen apologizes to victim's family for role in fatal beating posted online
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba teenager who took part in a fatal beating that was filmed and shared online has told the victim’s mother she will never be at peace with herself. “I cannot imagine ho...
Jun 26, 2018