Category Archives: Canada

Canadian deported from Kenya says officials gave 'flimsy' excuse for detention
A Canadian deported from Kenya on Saturday while working for an opposition party in the African country says he was initially given a “flimsy” excuse about a visa issue. Andreas Katsouris ...
Kayla Derkach Aug 06, 2017

Sidney Crosby welcomes Stanley Cup to Halifax for third hometown celebration
HALIFAX - Sidney Crosby is welcoming the Stanley Cup to his native Nova Scotia for a third time. Phil Pritchard, the Cup’s keeper, tweeted a photo Saturday night of Crosby hoisting the trophy ab...
Kayla Derkach Aug 06, 2017
The deluge of national parks visitors in 2017, by the numbers
CALGARY - Entry to Canada’s national parks is free this year to mark the 150th anniversary of Confederation. Here is what Parks Canada prepared for, by the numbers: 23.2 million - Visitors in 20...
Kayla Derkach Aug 06, 2017
A list of Canada's busiest national parks and historic sites
CALGARY - National Parks are usually busy on summer long weekends, but Parks Canada has been bracing for even bigger numbers in 2017 as it offers free entry to mark the 150th anniversary of Confederat...
Kayla Derkach Aug 06, 2017
Dry weather withering crops, stressing farmers in southern Saskatchewan
REGINA - The ground is so dry and deeply cracked on Todd Lewis’s farm in southern Saskatchewan that he says if a wrench is dropped down one of the crevasses, “we’ll never find it....
Kayla Derkach Aug 06, 2017
Parks Canada painstakingly prepared for deluge of Canada 150 visitors
CALGARY - From avoiding burned out workers to ensuring washrooms have enough toilet paper, documents show how Parks Canada painstakingly prepared for a record number of visitors this year. To celebrat...
Kayla Derkach Aug 06, 2017

Legal pot may breathe life into small Canadian towns hit by resource losses
DUNCAN, B.C. - In a tree-nestled First Nation community on Vancouver Island, forestry and farming used to be the major industries that kept the economy humming and put food on families’ tables. ...
Kayla Derkach Aug 06, 2017
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $7 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - There is no winning ticket for the $7 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a ticket sold in Ontario. The jackpot ...
Kayla Derkach Aug 06, 2017
Venezuelans in Canada want Canada to take notice of crisis in their homeland
MONTREAL - Venezuelan-Canadians who are scrambling to help their family and friends are asking Canadians to take notice of the escalating political and humanitarian crisis in their homeland. Alessandr...
Kayla Derkach Aug 05, 2017

Hospital visits spike in B.C. as smoky air from wildfires persists
VANCOUVER - Poor air quality persists throughout the southern half of British Columbia as tinder-dry conditions continue to fuel wildfires. Dr. Bonnie Henry, deputy provincial health officer, said the...
Kayla Derkach Aug 05, 2017

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