Category Archives: Canada
Past firefighting efforts have made B.C. forests more fire-prone: expert
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has been so successful at putting out wildfires in recent decades that it has actually created a situation where its forests are more prone to flames, says an expert. Lori...
Jul 10, 2017
Ontario seeks public input on $15 minimum wage
TORONTO - Ontario’s bid to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour - a move that is feared by businesses but has the support of some prominent economists - is being put to the public this week. Th...
Jul 09, 2017
Patients whose emergency surgeries are delayed have higher risk of dying: study
TORONTO - Patients whose emergency surgeries are delayed due to a lack of operating room resources have an increased risk of death or a need for extra recovery time in hospital, a Canadian study sugge...
Jul 09, 2017
A look by the numbers at the wildfires burning across British Columbia
ASHCROFT, B.C. - Here are some numbers on the wildfires that are burning across British Columbia: Number of fires: There were 220 wildfires across B.C. at one point on Sunday. Ninety-eight new fires s...
Jul 09, 2017
Fort McMurray helps B.C.: 'Being through it, we know exactly what's needed."
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Seeing reports of the wildfire evacuations in British Columbia has brought back stressful memories for residents of Fort McMurray, Alta., who had to flee a massive wildfire just...
Jul 09, 2017
RCMP in Nunavut consider death of boy who was reported missing suspicious
RANKIN INLET, Nunavut - Mounties in Nunavut are treating the death of a 12-year-old boy who had been reported missing as suspicious. RCMP in Rankin Inlet say they received a report Friday that the boy...
Jul 09, 2017
Israeli list of unrecognized rabbis that includes a Canadian points to a rift
JERUSALEM - Israel’s Chief Rabbinate has compiled a list of overseas rabbis whose authority they refused to recognize when it comes to certifying the Jewishness of someone who wants to get marri...
Jul 09, 2017
Canadian woman injured in Times Square car crash recovering in Montreal: family
MONTREAL - A Canadian mother of three who was injured when a speeding car plowed into pedestrians in New York City is awake after spending weeks in a coma, her sister said Sunday. Victoria Avetisian s...
Jul 09, 2017
Coast Guard evacuates 89-year-old Canadian from cruise ship
NORFOLK, Va. - An 89-year-old Canadian woman has been evacuated from a cruise ship off the Atlantic coast after exhibiting signs of a heart attack. The Coast Guard said Sunday that it responded to a c...
Jul 09, 2017
Nova Scotia songwriter Gordie Sampson scores another No. 1 single
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia singer-songwriter Gordie Sampson was browsing Instagram when he made an unexpected and stunning discovery: The Backstreet Boys were singing one of his country songs. Sampson - an...
Jul 09, 2017
