Category Archives: Canada
Conservationists: Imperiled Atlantic salmon decline worsens
BANGOR, Maine - Fewer of North America’s Atlantic salmon are making it back to rivers to spawn, which bodes poorly for the future of the imperiled fish, an international conservation group says....
Jun 18, 2017
Canada's fed-prov finance ministers to start deep dive on marijuana taxation
OTTAWA - As the country’s finance ministers meet in Ottawa, the Trudeau government should expect to hear concerns about the added burden marijuana legalization could heap onto provincial shoulde...
Jun 18, 2017
Jury finds Halifax medical student guilty of first-degree murder
HALIFAX - The mother of a slain university student says she’ll keep searching for her son’s body, with or without the help of his killer. William Sandeson, a Halifax medical student, was f...
Jun 18, 2017
Dinosaur skull discovering in northeastern B.C. a first in the province
TUMBLER RIDGE, B.C. - A piece of dinosaur skull unearthed in northeastern British Columbia earlier this month is the first of its kind discovered in the province, an expert says. The fossilized tyrann...
Jun 18, 2017
High River finishes rebuilding but abandoned neighbourhood reminder of flood
HIGH RIVER, Alta. - Even as High River finishes rebuilding, an abandoned neighbourhood full of million-dollar homes is a stark reminder of devastating flooding four years ago. Floods in parts of south...
Jun 18, 2017
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