Category Archives: Canada
Broncos captain Logan Schatz remembered as a hard-working leader at funeral
ALLAN, Sask. - Humboldt Broncos captain Logan Schatz was remembered as a kind, hard-working leader at his funeral on Sunday at a curling rink in his hometown of Allan, Sask. Schatz was among the 16 pe...
Apr 15, 2018
Trudeau arrives in Paris following pipeline meeting with Notley, Horgan
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has arrived in France as he continues more than a week of globetrotting following a brief stop in Ottawa Sunday to discuss the Trans Mountain pipeline crisis wit...
Apr 15, 2018
Syrian Canadians express mixed reactions to U.S.-led airstrikes
MONTREAL - Syrian Canadians expressed a range of reactions to the recent U.S.-led airstrikes against Syria’s government, with some denouncing foreign aggression and others calling for even stron...
Apr 15, 2018
'A traumatic stressful event:' Alberta wildfire took toll on park staff
The pain would have been excruciating for two female black bears found in Waterton Lakes National Park after the Kenow Mountain wildfire tore through the rugged mountain landscape last September. One ...
Apr 15, 2018
Three years later, U.S. woman faces judge in death-spree plot at Halifax mall
HALIFAX - High school friends remember Lindsay Souvannarath as quiet, clean-cut and weird. She wore yellow high heels and bright lipstick to class at her middle-class high school in suburban Chicago. ...
Apr 15, 2018
'It's all about the Broncos:' Kindness everywhere after bus crash kills 16
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - A tragic bus crash that has sunk a Saskatchewan community into deep sorrow has also released an incredible display of human kindness as residents struggle to deal with their grief. S...
Apr 15, 2018
Ecuadorians set to press appeal against oil giant Chevron over US$9.5B award
TORONTO - Ecuadorian villagers are set this week to try again to hold Chevron Canada legally liable for a huge award against the oil company’s U.S.-based parent for what they say are the serious...
Apr 15, 2018
Lottery losses have B.C. parents hoping for French teachers from Europe
VANCOUVER - British Columbia parents who have lost the chance to get their children into French immersion through a lottery system are hoping the education minister’s teacher-recruitment trip to...
Apr 15, 2018
Montrealer aims to be 1st solo woman to reach the top of Mount Logan
MONTREAL - A Montreal mountaineer will attempt to become the first solo woman to climb Canada’s highest mountain in a trek that begins next month. Should Monique Richard reach the summit of Yuko...
Apr 15, 2018
Sunday summit: Trudeau pledges money, new law to make Trans Mountain happen
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is putting taxpayer money where his government’s mouth is, promising to deploy both financial and legislative tools to ensure the disputed Trans Mountain p...
Apr 15, 2018