Category Archives: Canada
Gord Downie, Hip frontman, dies at 53
TORONTO - Gord Downie, the poetic lead singer of the Tragically Hip whose determined fight with brain cancer inspired a nation, has died. He was 53. Downie died Tuesday night “with his beloved c...
Oct 18, 2017
A look at the life and music of Gord Downie
Some facts about Gord Downie, frontman of the Tragically Hip, who died Tuesday at 53: Born: Feb. 6, 1964 in Amherstview, Ont. Raised: Kingston, Ont. Early career: Founded the Tragically Hip in 1984 wi...
Oct 18, 2017
Glioblastoma, brain tumour that took Gord Downie's life, tough to treat: doctors
TORONTO - The death of Canadian singer-songwriter Gord Downie from glioblastoma is a grim reminder of the daunting nature of the invasive brain tumour, which has one of the poorest survival rates of a...
Oct 18, 2017
Beloved Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie dead at 53 after public cancer battle
TORONTO - Gord Downie, the poetic lead singer of the Tragically Hip whose determined fight with brain cancer inspired a nation, has died. He was 53. Downie died Tuesday night “with his beloved c...
Oct 18, 2017
Before-and-after study by university shows firefighters absorb toxins
OTTAWA - New research has confirmed what firefighters have long suspected - exposure to flames and smoke leaves them with elevated levels of toxic chemicals in their bodies. In what may be the first b...
Oct 18, 2017
Canada heartened by new congressional research report on NAFTA: source
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is taking a measure of comfort in a new report by the U.S. Congress that casts doubt on one of Donald Trump’s priorities for renegotiating the North American Free...
Oct 18, 2017
Eight stories in the news for today, Oct. 18
Eight stories in the news for Wednesday, Oct. 18 --- B.C. AMMONIA LEAK LEAVES THREE DEAD Three people are dead after a possible ammonia leak at an arena in Fernie, B.C. Tuesday night that also forced ...
Oct 18, 2017
Marijuana rules will be 'a work in progress,' Vancouver councillor
VANCOUVER - The looming deadline for legalized marijuana has local governments in British Columbia crafting wish lists for provincial legislation, from where pot should be grown to how it should be so...
Oct 18, 2017
First Nation in Ontario hopes drones will help lower costs, create jobs
An Indigenous community in northeastern Ontario is turning to drones to help lower costs and create jobs. Moose Cree First Nation has teamed up with Toronto-based Drone Delivery Canada to see if the s...
Oct 18, 2017
John Dunsworth's death changes Nova Scotia film landscape:'The man was a legend'
HALIFAX - Everyone in Nova Scotia’s theatre and film industry has a John Dunsworth story. For actor Jeremy Webb, it was being compelled to spout Shakespearean monologues in Dunsworth’s dow...
Oct 18, 2017
