Category Archives: Canada
Ottawa spending $27M to bring internet to 1,500 houses in remote Newfoundland
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The federal government is spending $27 million to bring high-speed internet to around 1,500 households in 70 rural and remote communities in Newfoundland and Labrador. Federal...
Jan 02, 2018
Cab driver suspended after teen says he was kicked out in freezing weather
BEAUMONT, Alta. - An Alberta mother wants a taxi driver fired for allegedly abandoning her son on a rural road in extreme cold on New Year’s Eve, but the cabbie says the young man insisted on ge...
Jan 02, 2018
Canadian newsprint makers fear U.S. about to slap duties on its exports
OTTAWA - The ongoing softwood dispute with the United States may not be hurting Canada much yet, but the industry is bracing for a new trade battle with the U.S. that could take a bite out of a part o...
Jan 02, 2018
MPs share stories of sexual misconduct on and off Parliament Hill in survey
OTTAWA - There have long been obstacles in the path of women seeking to succeed in politics - and some female MPs are now coming forward to share their own experiences with sexually inappropriate beha...
Jan 02, 2018
With slight movement of her eyes, long-disabled woman finally regains her voice
WATERVILLE, N.S. - As her grey-blue eyes move ever so slightly, Joellan Huntley’s determination to be heard becomes immediately clear. Unable to speak or move her body because of catastrophic br...
Jan 02, 2018
Bower's grandson and Leafs president Shanahan to pay tribute to late goalie
TORONTO - Johnny Bower’s grandson and Toronto Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan will be among the speakers at Wednesday’s memorial service for the Hall of Fame goalie. Leafs broadcast...
Jan 02, 2018
Indigenous tourism helping keep stories alive as international interest grows
SIKSIKA, Alta. - Dion Red Gun has met and overcome a daunting series of obstacles in his efforts to preserve and share his culture. The 56-year-old member of the Siksika Reserve southeast of Calgary i...
Jan 02, 2018
Police say thieves used backhoe to smash into pharmacy, steal precriptions
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - They’re being dubbed the ‘Backhoe Bandits.’ Newfoundland police say a pair of alleged thieves resorted to some unusual tactics to break into a pharmacy in St...
Jan 02, 2018
Volunteers rush to beach to help whale: 'I had to ask people to slow down'
HALIFAX - Dozens of volunteers - including surfers, police, fisheries officials and passersby - raced to a Nova Scotia beach on New Year’s Day to help return a stranded pilot whale back to sea. ...
Jan 02, 2018
BC Hydro restores power to most customers in Fraser Valley
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - BC Hydro is in the home stretch in its efforts to restore electricity to customers left in the dark because of intense ice storms that swept through the Fraser Valley last week. The...
Jan 02, 2018
