Category Archives: Canada
Canadian horse 'checks in' at pet-friendly Kentucky motel
A Kentucky motel’s pet-friendly policy was put to the test earlier this month when an Ontario woman checked her horse into a room on her way to a competition. Lindsey Partridge, of Kawartha Lake...
Oct 16, 2017
Ride-sharing law a year away in B.C. as government hires expert to consult
VICTORIA - Ride sharing in British Columbia is at least a year away despite an NDP promise to bring in services like Uber and Lyft by the end of 2017 after the government announced the hiring of a con...
Oct 16, 2017
Tornado struck town in Quebec's Laurentians region Sunday: Environment Canada
MONTREAL - Environment Canada is confirming a tornado struck the Laurentians town of Mont-Laurier on Sunday afternoon. The agency said today an analysis of photos and video led them to conclude an EF-...
Oct 16, 2017
Tears, sorrow as families speak of missing and murdered Indigenous women
WINNIPEG - Family members of missing and murdered Indigenous women sobbed, fought back tears and expressed anger Monday as they recounted what happened to their loved ones. They also recalled running ...
Oct 16, 2017
Junior hockey team in Kimberley, B.C., scores multi-million dollar donation
CALGARY - Mike Gould’s love of family and hockey was behind the Alberta man’s decision to make a multimillion-dollar donation to a hockey club in southeastern B.C. Giving $7.5 million to t...
Oct 16, 2017
Canadian Forces instructor in Quebec charged with sex assault involving student
OTTAWA - An instructor with the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School at a garrison near Montreal has been charged with sexual assault involving a student. The Canadian Forces National Investi...
Oct 16, 2017
Accused Lindhout hostage-taker says he was coerced into helping kidnappers
OTTAWA - A man accused of holding Amanda Lindhout hostage in Somalia says he was threatened with death if he didn’t help the gang that seized her nine years ago. Testifying Monday in Ontario Sup...
Oct 16, 2017
Ex hostage Joshua Boyle explains why he had kids in captivity
TORONTO - Former hostage Joshua Boyle said Monday he and his wife decided to have children even while held captive because they always planned to have a big family and decided, “Hey, let’s...
Oct 16, 2017
Cops recover 2 Blue Jays rings, including 1992 World Series ring, stolen in 1994
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - A Toronto-area police force says it has recovered a pair of Blue Jays rings that were stolen more than two decades ago. Peel regional police say a personalized 1992 Blue Jays World...
Oct 16, 2017
Boy, 10, falls down Niagara Gorge after losing balance on railing
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - Police say a 10-year-old boy was seriously injured after he fell about 25 metres down the Niagara Gorge on Sunday afternoon. Niagara Parks Police say the boy, who was visiting fr...
Oct 16, 2017
