Category Archives: Canada
Changing tastes prompting new park designs, facilities in Canadian cities
VANCOUVER - Cities across Canada are rethinking their park spaces as play changes, replacing teeter-totters, golf courses and baseball diamonds with space for cricket, pickleball and play structures f...
Dec 27, 2017
Alberta United Conservative leader Kenney looks to build on big wins from 2017
EDMONTON - Fresh off uniting Alberta’s feuding, floundering centre-right to forge a unified opposition, Jason Kenney begins work in 2018 to build on those gains ahead of a provincial election. R...
Dec 27, 2017
'Reformed his life:' Ottawa makes clemency case for Canadian on death row
CALGARY - The federal government says a Canadian who has been on death row in the United States for more than three decades should be granted clemency because he has “reformed his life” an...
Dec 27, 2017
Hockey world reacts to the death of Hall of Famer Johnny Bower
TORONTO - The death of Hockey Hall of Famer Johnny Bower has unleashed a flood of tributes from within the hockey world and beyond. The Toronto Maple Leafs legend died on Tuesday after a short battle ...
Dec 26, 2017
Montreal retiree wins $1.8 million on Montreal Casino slot machine
MONTREAL - A Montreal retiree had more than a million reasons to smile on Boxing Day. Chi Hoc Huynh wagered $30 on a Grand Prix slot machine and collected one of the biggest slots jackpots yet at the ...
Dec 26, 2017
Johnny Bower was a fearless competitor and a fan favourite with Maple Leafs
TORONTO - Johnny Bower didn’t really want to come to Toronto. But the pint-sized goalie with the big heart went on to become part of Maple Leafs lore. Bower, a two-time Vezina Trophy winner who ...
Dec 26, 2017
Residents of Saskatchewan town lauded for helping passengers on frozen train
SPY HILL, Sask. - Tributes are pouring in from across Canada for residents of a small Saskatchewan town who sprang to action on Christmas Day to help stranded passengers on a frozen train. “God ...
Dec 26, 2017
Thief nabs $30,000 worth of veal in stolen trailer on Christmas Day
Toronto police say they’re seeking the public’s assistance in locating a stolen trailer that was carrying “an extremely large quantity of veal” - about $30,000 worth. Police sa...
Dec 26, 2017
Garneau makes push for voice, video recorders in locomotives after Amtrak crash
OTTAWA - A deadly derailment on the west coast of the United States this month underlines the need to have voice and video recorders in trains to improve safety on Canada’s rail lines, the trans...
Dec 26, 2017
Toddler is found safe in abandoned car that had been stolen in southwestern Ontario
FERGUS, Ont. - Police in southwestern Ontario say a toddler has been found safe after a car was stolen with the child still in it on Christmas Day. Ontario Provincial Police say a man and his accompli...
Dec 26, 2017
