Category Archives: Canada

Loss of injured Andre De Grasse is a big blow to Canadian track fans, team
LONDON - World medals. One last shot at Usain Bolt. Perhaps a Canadian record. A world championships that had held so much promise for Andre De Grasse went up in smoke during a light 60-metre run on M...
Kayla Derkach Aug 03, 2017
New Brunswick government orders forestry restrictions due to fire risk
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick is bone dry, and the government is restricting forestry operations because of the fire risk. Energy and Resource Development Minister Rick Doucet says the forest fire hazar...
Kayla Derkach Aug 03, 2017

Ottawa will do what is needed to protect 'majestic' right whales, minister says
MONCTON, N.B. - Ottawa will bring “absolutely every protection to bear” to protect and bolster right whales following 10 deaths in the Gulf of St. Lawrence since early June, says federal F...
Kayla Derkach Aug 03, 2017

Toronto home sales tank 40 per cent, prices down nearly $175,000 since April
TORONTO - After 16 years, Dina Alker is going to put her house in Toronto up for sale Monday, joining the throngs of others in the city who have decided to downsize as a chill gripping what was once o...
Kayla Derkach Aug 03, 2017
Man climbs down from crane after 3-hour negotiation
Toronto police and firefighters had to deal with another construction crane climber on Wednesday night. Authorities were called at about 11:30 p.m. concerning a man who had scaled a crane at a downtow...
Kayla Derkach Aug 03, 2017
Six stories in the news for today, Aug. 3
Six stories in the news for Thursday, Aug. 3 --- MONTREAL’S BIG O HOUSES ASYLUM SEEKERS Montreal’s Olympic Stadium will be the temporary home address for some newcomers to Canada with the ...
Kayla Derkach Aug 03, 2017
Ottawa pledges to cover shortfall from proposed changes to victim surcharge
OTTAWA - The Liberal government’s plan to allow judges to excuse impoverished offenders from paying a federal victim surcharge could end up shrinking provincial budgets, so Ottawa is prepared to...
Kayla Derkach Aug 03, 2017

TSB finds broken rail causes 2015 derailment in northern Ontario
A missed defect in an improperly repaired rail led to a 2015 freight train derailment in northern Ontario that caused numerous cars carrying crude oil to catch fire and crash into a local river system...
Kayla Derkach Aug 03, 2017
'Unruly passenger' arrested after Air Canada flight returns to Toronto
TORONTO - An Air Canada flight en route to Hungary was flown back to Toronto’s Pearson International Airport early Thursday after an unruly passenger was allegedly involved in an altercation tha...
Kayla Derkach Aug 02, 2017
Liquid and glitter-filled iPhone cases recalled
OTTAWA - Several styles of liquid-filled iPhone cases are being recalled due to reports of skin irritation and burns if they crack or break open. Health Canada says 16 styles of cases, which such name...
Kayla Derkach Aug 02, 2017

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