Category Archives: Canada
'It's daunting:' Family of paralyzed Broncos player preparing for next phase
AIRDRIE, Alta. - The parents of a paralyzed Humboldt Broncos hockey player are preparing for the next phase of his recovery - his return home. Ryan Straschnitzki, 19, is undergoing physiotherapy at th...
Jun 16, 2018
Health Canada to enlist social media influencers to help vaping awareness
OTTAWA - Wanted: social media celebrities to warn teens of the risks of vaping. Health Canada is looking for a contractor to develop, implement and report on a national vaping awareness program, inclu...
Jun 16, 2018
No winning ticket for Friday night's $35 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $35 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. That means the jackpot for next Friday’s draw will grow to approximately $42 million. The...
Jun 16, 2018
Some York University workers to head back to work after accepting school's offer
TORONTO - One of three groups of York University contract workers that walked off the job more than three months ago has voted to accept the school’s latest offer. The Toronto university says me...
Jun 15, 2018

Scheer pens letter to Trudeau calling for end to border 'queue jumping'
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking him to table a plan to immediately stop “queue jumping” by the ongoing influx of illega...
Jun 15, 2018
RCMP will 'thoroughly review' coroner's inquest's recommendations: spokeswoman
BURNABY, B.C. - The British Columbia RCMP says it will review recommendations from jurors who called for police to look at how they handle serious calls. Staff Sgt. Annie Linteau says the RCMP takes v...
Jun 15, 2018

Bystanders in Nanaimo, B.C., save woman's life by lifting car off her chest
NANAIMO, B.C. - Claire Surgenor remembers staring at the back wheels of a car crushing her chest, struggling to breathe, and praying. Then she lost consciousness on the rain-soaked sidewalk in Nanaimo...
Jun 15, 2018
Minister offers fall season to fishermen squeezed by right whale measures
MONCTON, N.B. - The federal fisheries minister says he has offered lobster harvesters from New Brunswick and Quebec a previously unscheduled fall fishing season, to make up for measures aimed at prote...
Jun 15, 2018

Five things you need to know about polyamory
This week, a court in Newfoundland and Labrador recognized three unmarried adults as the legal parents of a child born within their “polyamorous” family. It was believed to be a legal firs...
Jun 15, 2018
B.C. lawyer awarded $1 in suit against client who posted negative online review
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia lawyer has been awarded $1 in damages after suing a former client for posting a negative review online, raising questions about the balance between free expression and d...
Jun 15, 2018