Category Archives: Canada
Water levels in most New Brunswick communities to drop below flood stage
FREDERICTON - Water levels are starting to drop in flood-stricken New Brunswick, signalling the beginning of the end of the catastrophic natural disaster. New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization...
May 12, 2018
Vigil to mark two-month anniversary of 10-year-old Montreal boy's disappearance
A prayer vigil is taking place in Montreal today to mark the two-month anniversary of the disappearance of a 10-year-old boy. Family and friends of Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou will gather in a church baseme...
May 12, 2018
Duclos hosts OECD meeting to swap tips on keeping social anxiety at bay
OTTAWA - When Jean-Yves Duclos hosts other social development ministers and social scientists from 35 countries this coming week, he hopes to swap tips on keeping social anxiety at bay. Member countri...
May 12, 2018
Lac-Megantic rail bypass to be funded jointly by federal, Quebec governments
LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. - Five years after a runaway oil-laden train slammed into the heart of Lac-Megantic and killed 47 people, Ottawa and Quebec confirmed a rail bypass Friday that will ensure trains le...
May 12, 2018
Infectious video shows laughter amid disaster of New Brunswick's floods
CHIPMAN, N.B. - A New Brunswick man has posted an infectious video of his elderly parents checking out the family’s flooded-ravaged cottage, demonstrating there can be laughter in disaster - and...
May 12, 2018
Texters who distract drivers could be held liable in accidents: insurance expert
MONTREAL - An insurance and legal expert says texters could be held liable for any damages if they message someone they know is driving and that person has an accident. “There’s an increas...
May 12, 2018
Survivor of gun violence in Afghanistan says she wants to be 'voice of women'
VANCOUVER - When Shakila Zareen looked in the mirror for the first time after her worst attack, she didn’t recognize herself. A bullet from a rifle she said was fired by her husband shattered he...
May 12, 2018
No winning ticket for Friday night's $60 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $60 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. However, four of the 15 Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each were won - three going to ticket h...
May 12, 2018
Federal judge approves $875 million '60s Scoop settlement after hearings
SASKATOON - A federal judge has approved a multimillion-dollar settlement for Indigenous people who were taken from their families and placed in non-Indigenous foster homes in the so-called ’60s...
May 11, 2018
Federal judge approves $875 million '60s Scoop settlement after hearings
SASKATOON - A federal judge has approved a multimillion-dollar settlement for Indigenous people who were taken from their families and placed in non-Indigenous foster homes in the so-called ’60s...
May 11, 2018