Category Archives: Canada
One of the greatest Arctic legends: Undersea wreck to unlock secrets of Franklin
GJOA HAVEN , Nunavut - A tiny dot of fuschia bobs livid against the deep blue Arctic sea at a GPS point known only to selected researchers and the few local hunters who guard it. Anchored somewhere in...
Sep 17, 2017
Chief calls to end moose hunt in B.C. following wildfires, habitat loss
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A First Nations chief is calling on the British Columbia government to halt the moose hunt this year, arguing the historic wildfire season has caused enough trauma to the species...
Sep 17, 2017
As Franklin's lure brings people north, Gjoa Haven seeks its share of the booty
GJOA HAVEN , Nunavut - It’s cool and cloudy as Don Sessions, wearing a toque and a good, solid jacket, hops off an inflatable boat that has ferried him from his cruise ship to shore. The welcomi...
Sep 17, 2017
Public trust job one for head of Alberta environmental monitoring program
EDMONTON - Fred Wrona really, really wants you to trust him. “The main piece that I’m working on is rebuilding public trust and confidence,” says the man charged with keeping track o...
Sep 17, 2017
Wine festival for moms sparks firestorm over drinking culture
TORONTO - A Toronto woman who organized a daytime wine festival for new mothers has found herself caught in a firestorm over the pervasiveness of alcohol at a time when heavy drinking is on the rise a...
Sep 17, 2017
Historically black church seeks new name to replace 'oppressor' Cornwallis
HALIFAX - For 185 years, the white clapboard church in Halifax’s north end has been a gathering point for the African-Nova Scotian community, a place of worship, Sunday barbecues and winter coat...
Sep 17, 2017
B.C.'s only support group for HIV-positive women closes after funding cuts
VANCOUVER - Valerie Nicholson believes she might be dead if not for Positive Women’s Network. She was addicted to drugs and sleeping in decrepit hotels in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside whe...
Sep 17, 2017
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $9 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $9 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a ticket sold in Quebec. The jackpot f...
Sep 17, 2017
Former New Zealand councillor found guilty of first-degree murder in B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A jury in Kelowna, B.C., has found a former city councillor from New Zealand guilty of killing his wife. Peter Beckett had pleaded not-guilty to first-degree murder in the death of hi...
Sep 16, 2017
Coast guard ship fined for violating speed limits Gulf of St. Lawrence
OTTAWA - A Canadian Coast Guard vessel has been fined $6,000 for speeding in violation of measures aimed at protecting North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Transport Canada says th...
Sep 16, 2017
