Category Archives: Canada
Veteran celebrates 101st birthday with trip across Confederation Bridge
KENSINGTON, P.E.I. - Chester Banks’ eyes lit up as he gazed back at the red soil of his beloved Island home and ticked a mission off his to-do list - crossing the Confederation Bridge for the fi...
Jul 19, 2017
University of Alberta doctors raise alarm about rare coyote tapeworm in humans
EDMONTON - Doctors at the University of Alberta are raising the alarm about a rare tapeworm that, until recently, hadn’t been seen in humans in Canada since the 1920s. The worm is harmless to co...
Jul 19, 2017
Investigators at Quebec reserve years after disappearance of Indigenous teens
OTTAWA - A well-known family member who has been providing advice to the painful national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women could be on the verge of discovering more details about her...
Jul 19, 2017
Rescinded elevator-safety order sparks anger, raises credibility issues
TORONTO - A decision by one of Canada’s key elevator-safety authorities to rescind a sweeping three-year-old upgrade directive has sparked both surprise and anger among those in the industry. Th...
Jul 19, 2017
RCMP investigating suspicious death of girl, 13, in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY, B.C. - Police say they are investigating a possible murder after the body of a 13-year-old girl was found in a wooded area of a popular suburban Vancouver park. Cpl. Meghan Foster with the In...
Jul 19, 2017
Wildfire danger prompts fire bans in Alberta; air quality warnings issued
CALGARY - Fire bans were in place in many areas of Alberta on Wednesday as hot, dry conditions raised the risk of wildfires and one blaze scorched an area not far from a popular Rocky Mountain ski and...
Jul 19, 2017
Nova Scotia to offer free naloxone kits to the public as part of opioid response
HALIFAX - Health officials in Nova Scotia say free naloxone kits will be available to the public at 300 community pharmacies across the province beginning Sept. 1. The move to expand the $564,000 anti...
Jul 19, 2017
Indigenous Games 'empower' athletes from Pikangikum First Nation
TORONTO - Before hopping the overnight bus from Thunder Bay, Ont., to the North American Indigenous Games in Toronto, Lilly Kejick and Tyra King grabbed the green and blue flag from the high school fl...
Jul 19, 2017
Police identify victims in double homicide near Montreal
BROSSARD, Que. - Police near Montreal have identified the victims of a double homicide. Longueuil police say the men killed Monday night are Kevin Paul, 23, and Mohamed Odeh, 21. Authorities say both ...
Jul 19, 2017
PM 'happy' to share Canada's NAFTA negotiating strategy with opposition parties
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s willing to fill opposition parties in on Canada’s strategy as it heads into trilateral negotiations next month with the U.S. and Mexico on ...
Jul 19, 2017
