Category Archives: Canada
Mother whose 11-year-old son died in school bus accident calls for seatbelts
OTTAWA - Denna Weston was among the first on the scene of a school bus collision that killed her 11-year-old son in Alberta 19 years ago. It was a Friday in October. Jared, a Grade 6 student, was wait...
Jan 27, 2019
Timeline: A look at the events following the Humboldt Broncos bus crash
A sentencing hearing began Monday for the driver of a transport truck involved in a deadly crash with the Humboldt Broncos hockey team bus. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving...
Jan 27, 2019
A list of those killed and injured in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash
A sentencing hearing began Monday for the driver of a transport truck involved in a deadly crash with the Humboldt Broncos hockey team bus. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu pleaded guilty earlier this month to da...
Jan 27, 2019
'Everybody's going to feel it:' Broncos families prepare for sentencing hearing
The hardest thing Chris Joseph ever had to do was get through the first 48 hours after his son died in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. The second hardest, he says, happens this week when he and his wi...
Jan 27, 2019
Cousteau calls on all countries to do more to save and restore oceans
OTTAWA - Even the family that pioneered efforts to protect the worlds’ oceans once believed you could throw garbage overboard without consequence. Jean-Michel Cousteau, environmental filmmaker a...
Jan 27, 2019
With Quebec opening up adoption records, one woman finds answers about her roots
MONTREAL - A Quebec woman who was put up for adoption shortly after her birth in 1955 and spent decades seeking answers about her roots says she can finally rest easy. Raymonde Thibeault is one of tho...
Jan 27, 2019
Puppy from Iran that had acid thrown on her face to have surgery in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - On a chilly January afternoon, Mugsy zipped across a green lawn like a whitish-brown arrow playing catch. Her owner, Sam Taylor, a resident of Burnaby, B.C., threw a brown, stuffed hedgeho...
Jan 27, 2019
Trans Mountain pipeline work destroyed salmon habitat, scientist says
VANCOUVER - Work on a Trans Mountain pipeline crossing in a British Columbia stream has destroyed salmon habitat, raising concerns about the Crown corporation’s ability to build infrastructure t...
Jan 27, 2019
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $24.3 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $24.3 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a ticket holder in Quebec. The jack...
Jan 27, 2019
'We're not convinced:' Draft plan to restore Wood Buffalo National Park panned
The draft for a federal plan to restore Canada’s largest national park suggests Ottawa is unlikely to ease international concerns about threats posed to its status as a World Heritage site, say ...
Jan 27, 2019
