Category Archives: Canada
New Nova Scotia gold rush: Miners seek riches in tiny flecks of precious metal
MOOSE RIVER GOLD MINES, NOVA SCOTIA, Canada - Amid the dull claystone of a tube-shaped sample of rock, the gleaming, pulse-quickening swirl of gold is unmistakable. “It’s quite a special s...
Jun 18, 2017
High school? Colorado outfit offers niche program for marijuana sommeliers
VANCOUVER - A marijuana aficionado in Colorado has launched a program he hopes will make the title of cannabis interpener as familiar as wine sommelier, cheesemonger and chocolatier. Max Montrose, the...
Jun 18, 2017
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $5 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $5 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a ticket purchased in Ontario. The jac...
Jun 18, 2017
'Canada Creep' voyeurism suspect faces new charges in ongoing investigation: police
CALGARY - A Calgary man accused of filming women without their knowledge and posting their images to a Twitter account called “Canada Creep” is facing additional charges. Jeffrey Robert Wi...
Jun 17, 2017
Family of former UFC fighter says he's in critical condition after boxing match
EDMONTON - A former UFC fighter who was reportedly knocked out in a boxing event in Edmonton remains in hospital. Jackie Neil said in a brief emailed statement on Saturday that her brother, Tim Hague,...
Jun 17, 2017
Jury deliberations continue in Halifax murder trial of medical student
HALIFAX - Jury deliberations in the murder trial of Halifax medical student William Sandeson are set to resume on Sunday. Sandeson is accused of killing 22-year-old Taylor Samson, whose body has never...
Jun 17, 2017
Former real estate millionaire Robert Campeau dies at 93
OTTAWA - Robert Campeau, the former real estate mogul who once controlled the Bloomingdale’s and Macy’s department store chains in the United States, has died at 93. An online obituary say...
Jun 17, 2017
Health Canada warns of shortage of drug used to treat a number of conditions
OTTAWA - A recall of a drug used to treat critically ill patients has prompted some Canadian health authorities to begin rationing it for only the most serious cases. Sodium bicarbonate is used to com...
Jun 17, 2017
Federal government asked to set up $350M fund to support journalism in Canada
TORONTO - A group representing print and digital media publishers is calling on the federal government to set up a $350 million fund to support journalism in Canada. News Media Canada is proposing the...
Jun 17, 2017
Fight to free Raif Badawi goes on, five years after his imprisonment
MONTREAL - Raif Badawi’s supporters say they haven’t given up the fight to free him as they mark the five-year anniversary of his imprisonment. Badawi was arrested on June 17, 2012, and la...
Jun 17, 2017