Category Archives: Canada
Number of asylum seekers from Mexico down for first time since visa lift
OTTAWA - The number of asylum claims from Mexico dropped last month, halting the ongoing increase in claims that had coincided with the lifting of visa requirements for that country. Statistics from t...
May 10, 2017
Toronto museum identifies new dinosaur species, names it after 'Ghostbusters' monster
TORONTO - Scientists from the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto say they’ve identified a new species of armoured dinosaur and named it after a monster from the 1984 movie “Ghostbusters.̶...
May 10, 2017
Bug nerd alert: Ottawa looking for citizen scientists to count moths, save trees
If you’re a bug nerd, the federal government needs your help. Natural Resources Canada is looking for so-called citizen scientists to help in its battle against spruce budworm, a moth that has d...
May 10, 2017
Police say father, son found dead, woman still missing near B.C. river
BURNABY, B.C. - RCMP in Burnaby, B.C., say a search continues along the banks of the Fraser River in Richmond for a 36-year-old woman who went missing with two other members of her family on Sunday. S...
May 10, 2017
'Fred Flintstone' puts lien on Ontario woman's van
TORONTO - They’re the modern Stone Age vehicle liens. A 75-year-old eastern Ontario woman discovered that a Fred Flintstone living on Yellow Brick Road and his daughter Pebbles had liens on her ...
May 10, 2017
Stripping people of Canadian citizenship without hearing unfair, judge rules
TORONTO - Stripping new Canadians of their citizenship without giving them a proper chance to explain themselves is a violation of their rights, a Federal Court judge declared Wednesday. In a key deci...
May 10, 2017
Thieves keep stealing signs for Beer Street, High Street: 'A cat and mouse game'
CHARLOTTETOWN - It’s a decades-long game of cat and mouse: Thieves have been stealing the signs for Beer Street and High Street in Charlottetown almost as quickly as city crews replace them. Cha...
May 10, 2017
University student delivers care packages to border-crossers in Manitoba
WINNIPEG - A University of Manitoba student wanting to help asylum-seekers crossing the border from the United States on foot has delivered 150 care packages to them. Half the packages were delivered ...
May 10, 2017
Reports say Canadian man, 33, detained in death of woman, 23, in Cancun, Mexico
TORONTO - Mexican media say a Canadian man is charged in the death of a 23-year-old woman at a Cancun resort. The reports say the woman - who they identify as Gabriela Janeth Jaramillo - was killed on...
May 10, 2017
Writers' Union of Canada sorry for article encouraging cultural appropriation
TORONTO - The Writers’ Union of Canada apologized Wednesday for an opinion article in the latest issue of its quarterly magazine advocating for more cultural appropriation in Canadian literature...
May 10, 2017