Category Archives: Canada
No winning ticket for Friday night's $15 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $15 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. That means the jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on Friday, April 13 will grow to approximate...
Apr 07, 2018
A look at the Humboldt Broncos, who were involved in a fatal bus crash Friday
NIPAWIN, Sask. - A bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos, a team in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, was involved in a fatal crash Friday night en route to Nipawin, Sask., for a playoff game. Here a...
Apr 06, 2018
Alberta says people admitted to hospital from First Nation had common viruses
CALGARY - Alberta Health Services says all of the people admitted to hospital from a First Nation west of Calgary where a baby girl died had a variety of common respiratory viruses. The agency did not...
Apr 06, 2018
Montreal and bike groups fume at increased fines for cyclists in new highway code
MONTREAL - Springtime in Montreal is synonymous with terrasses, flowers and cyclists, but this year bike lovers will be in for a nasty surprise when the updated Highway Safety Code comes into law. Cyc...
Apr 06, 2018
Trevor Zinck, former member of Nova Scotia legislature, found safe: police
HALIFAX - Police in Halifax have withdrawn their request for help in locating a former member of the Nova Scotia legislature who was reported missing this week. Officers asked for help finding 47-year...
Apr 06, 2018
Transparent patch designed to detect pathogens like E. coli in packaged foods
TORONTO - Researchers at McMaster University have developed a transparent test patch for food packaging that detects the presence of potentially deadly bacteria like E. coli, with the aim of telling c...
Apr 06, 2018
Ontario Tories significantly more popular with male voters than Liberals: poll
TORONTO - A new poll indicates a dramatic gender divide in how Ontarians plan to vote in the spring election, with the Progressive Conservatives significantly more popular with men than the other two ...
Apr 06, 2018
Canadian firm tied to Facebook data scandal got $100K from feds in 2017
OTTAWA - The Canadian company at the heart of the international scandal over the unauthorized use of Facebook information received $100,000 in federal funding last year to develop data-driven tools fo...
Apr 06, 2018
Montreal mayor says "we're in" after meeting with backers of baseball's return
MONTREAL - It was clear talks about bringing baseball back to Montreal went well when mayor Valerie Plante linked arms with Stephen Bronfman as they descended the stairs at city hall. And after the 45...
Apr 06, 2018
Charges laid in vicious attack on beagle, Newfoundland police say
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The attack was vicious, and caught on tape: A large dog biting the back of a smaller beagle, with onlookers desperately trying to get it to release its grip. Now, the Royal Ne...
Apr 06, 2018