Category Archives: Canada
Manitoban laces up hockey skates after freezing rain coats highway with ice
INGLIS, Man. - What does a Manitoba man do when nature coats a rural highway with a thick coat of pristine ice in the middle of winter? For Wade Eftoda the answer was obvious: put on hockey skates and...
Jan 11, 2018
Suncor operations cease at base plant after 'process upset' knocks out power
CALGARY - Suncor Energy Inc. says operations have ceased at its oilsands base plant near Fort McMurray, Alta., after a temporary power loss Wednesday afternoon. Company spokesperson Erin Rees would on...
Jan 11, 2018
Yukon's recreational pot rules to focus on protecting youth: minister
WHITEHORSE - Yukon’s government says it wants regulations for recreational marijuana to focus on minimizing health impacts for young people in the territory. The government released a summary of...
Jan 11, 2018
Missing, murdered Indigenous women and girls inquiry loses executive director
OTTAWA - The inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls has lost another executive director. The federally funded commission - plagued by many staffing changes throughout its tenure ...
Jan 11, 2018
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Jan. 11 --- MORE WOMEN ACCUSE MAESTRO OF SEXUAL ASSAULT: Six more women have stepped forward to accuse prominent conductor Charles Dutoit of sexually assaul...
Jan 11, 2018
Transport Canada lifts temporary speed limit after no whales spotted in Gulf
OTTAWA - A temporary speed limit imposed on ships in the Gulf of St. Lawrence has been lifted. The speed limit was imposed in August in an effort to help North Atlantic right whales avoid being fatall...
Jan 11, 2018
Canadian Kennel Club seeking to add 12 more dogs to its pack
TORONTO - Two dog breeds recently added to the American Kennel Club’s pack are not recognized north of the border, but the Canadian Kennel Club is hoping to add 12 others that are gaining popula...
Jan 11, 2018
Man who drove with dogs in back of truck won't be charged: Alberta SPCA
EDMONTON - A man who drove his pickup down a highway near Edmonton with two dogs on top of the truck-bed cover will not face charges. The Alberta SPCA says an investigator has checked the dogs and det...
Jan 11, 2018
Government aims to have independent body organize leaders' debates by 2019
LONDON, Ont. - The Trudeau government intends to create an independent body to organize leaders’ debates during federal elections - and hopes to have it in place in time for the 2019 campaign. D...
Jan 11, 2018
N.B. city's flags at half-mast, 10 years after van tragedy killed eight people
FREDERICTON - It was just after midnight on Jan. 12, 2008, when a 15-passenger van carrying the Bathurst High School boys’ basketball team lost control on a slushy highway. An oncoming transport...
Jan 11, 2018
