Category Archives: Canada
Police use blanket to rescue man from sinkhole at Sudbury, Ont., home
SUDBURY, Ont. - Police say a 55-year-old Sudbury, Ont., man is in hospital after being rescued from a sinkhole. Spokeswoman Kaitlyn Dunn says police got a call late Wednesday morning about a homeowner...
Apr 25, 2018
New Brunswick EMO warning of flooding potential along St. John River
FREDERICTON - Waters are rising in New Brunswick, and officials are warning residents to move their belongings to higher ground. New Brunswick’s Emergency Measures Organization says the St. John...
Apr 25, 2018
Trans Mountain opponent got federal money through Canada Summer Jobs: Tories
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government found itself taking fire over the stalled Trans Mountain pipeline expansion from opposite flanks Wednesday: accused of helping to finance pipeline protesters on...
Apr 25, 2018
Polish climbers hit by B.C. avalanche call home for help, spark far-flung rescue
MCBRIDE, B.C. - Two mountaineers from Poland unintentionally sparked an international rescue effort after being caught in an avalanche in eastern British Columbia. The men were climbing Whitehorn Moun...
Apr 25, 2018
Carbon court: Saskatchewan seeks Court of Appeal ruling on federal carbon tax
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government is asking the province’s Appeal Court to rule on whether Ottawa can impose a carbon tax but the federal government says it is confident it will prevail. Sask...
Apr 25, 2018
Liberal MP Nicola Di Iorio says he's quitting politics, cites family reasons
OTTAWA - Popular Quebec Liberal MP Nicola Di Iorio announced Wednesday that he’s leaving politics for family reasons. Di Iorio was first elected to the House of Commons in 2015 to represent the ...
Apr 25, 2018
What we know about the victims of the deadly Toronto van attack
TORONTO - Ten people were killed after a van mounted a sidewalk along a busy street in north Toronto on Monday, ramming into pedestrians in its path. Here’s what we know so far about the victims...
Apr 25, 2018
Commit to harassment-free environment or forego federal arts funding: Joly
OTTAWA - Arts and culture organizations will now be required to commit in writing to providing a workplace free of harassment and sexual misconduct in order to receive federal funding, Heritage Minist...
Apr 25, 2018
End of an era as Montreal's crumbling former racetrack to be demolished
MONTREAL - The abandoned Hippodrome de Montreal grandstand looks over a weed-choked field, a mountain of dirty snow covering the track where horses once thundered past on their way to the finish line....
Apr 25, 2018
Letter warns Christians after yoga studio set to open in Manitoba community
BOISSEVAIN, Man. - Lindsay Alvis was excitedly preparing to open up the first yoga studio in the small southwestern Manitoba community she calls home when a letter showed up in the mail boxes of some ...
Apr 25, 2018