Category Archives: Canada
Moment of silence held to honour Humboldt Broncos as SJHL playoffs resume
NIPAWIN, Sask. - The Estevan Bruins made a pit stop on their way into Nipawin, Sask., on Friday night to pay their respects to members of the Humboldt Broncos who were killed in a bus crash. Just over...
Apr 14, 2018
Canada notified in advance but not asked to help with Syria airstrikes: Trudeau
LIMA, Peru - Canada was told in advance that the U.S., Britain and France were planning to launch airstrikes against Syria, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday - but was not asked to participa...
Apr 14, 2018
Manitoba government abandons plan to stop putting public notices in papers
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is backing down from a plan to stop publishing notices of everything from environmental protection changes to public health orders in newspapers. Cathy Cox, the mini...
Apr 14, 2018
Broncos hockey player called a hero for saving other lives with organ donation
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Humboldt Bronco defenceman Logan Boulet was called a hero and given a standing ovation during his funeral Saturday in a southern Alberta arena after a few chants of “Logan...
Apr 14, 2018
Injured Broncos cheered by Stanley Cup visit to their hospital bedsides
SASKATOON - The Stanley Cup has visited the hospital bedsides of Humboldt Broncos who survived a deadly bus crash. Tom Straschnitzki, whose son Ryan Straschnitzki was badly injured in the crash, says ...
Apr 14, 2018
Tsilhqot'in Nation to be recognized as full partner in wildfire response
VANCOUVER - The Tsilhqot’in Nation has signed a first-of-its-kind agreement with the federal and British Columbia governments that recognizes the First Nation as a full partner in wildfire respo...
Apr 14, 2018
'Brody was a gift:' Friends say goodbye to Humboldt Broncos statistician
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - Brody Hinz was such a sports fan that, in Grade 8, he made a special request to his principal - so special, he wrote it down in a letter. “The letter said please consider shutt...
Apr 14, 2018
N.S. mother seeks improved government support for grieving parents
A Nova Scotia woman who recently lost two children will be heading to Ottawa this month to urge the federal government to give more support to parents dealing with the loss of a child or pregnancy. Pa...
Apr 14, 2018
'Forever in our hearts' Broncos head coach remembered for actions on and off the ice
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - Darcy Haugan was remembered Saturday not just as the head coach of the Humboldt Broncos, but as a family man who led by example on and off the ice. Haugan, who was 42, was one of the...
Apr 14, 2018
Southern Ontario hit by storm with snow, freezing rain and ice pellets
TORONTO - An ice storm pelting parts of southern Ontario has knocked out power to thousands of people and wreaked havoc on the roads. A provincial police spokesman said more than 550 crashes had been ...
Apr 14, 2018