Category Archives: Canada
Lawyer: Passenger took cocaine before disrupting flight
ORLANDO, Fla. - An attorney says a Canadian man took cocaine before boarding a flight where he allegedly attacked the crew with coffee pots and tried to open a cabin door. The Orlando Sentinel reports...
May 23, 2017
Rapper Drake says he had 'real fear' of attacks during European tour
Attacks such as the deadly bombing that killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England were a “real fear” that was “discussed frequently” while touring in ...
May 23, 2017
Dead whale washes ashore in Newfoundland cove: 'It's not a very nice smell'
LOGY BAY, N.L. - Residents of a picturesque seaside town are hoping Mother Nature will take back a rotting, putrid whale deposited on their shore. “It smells like a dead whale and it’s not...
May 23, 2017
N.S. political leaders pitch Halifax council on traffic, arts plans
The leaders of Nova Scotia’s three main political parties pitched their ideas Tuesday on how to clear Halifax’s congested traffic and revive the capital’s cultural life. Each leader ...
May 23, 2017
Seven stories in the news today, May 23
Seven stories in the news for Tuesday, May 23 --- APPARENT SUICIDE BOMBER AT U.K. CONCERT KILLS 22 An apparent suicide bomber attacked an Ariana Grande concert as it ended in Manchester, England on Mo...
May 23, 2017
Fundraising site for Nunavut greenhouse draws dollars, encouragement and advice
QIKIQTARJUAQ, Nunavut - A teacher in Nunavut who turned to crowdfunding for a modest greenhouse to grow vegetables with his students is revising his plans after Canadians responded with a bumper crop ...
May 23, 2017
Toronto police invited to march in uniform in New York City pride parade
Toronto police have received an invitation to participate in uniform at the New York City Pride March next month. The invitation, in a letter sent last Friday, comes amid a controversy over the exclus...
May 23, 2017
Second plaintiff added to court challenge of restrictive assisted dying law
OTTAWA - A constitutional challenge to the Trudeau government’s restrictive law on assisted dying has been bolstered with the addition of a second plaintiff: a B.C. woman who suffers unbearable ...
May 23, 2017
Summer temperatures will be like 'whiplash', says meteorologist
TORONTO - Temperatures this summer are expected to feel like “whiplash,” and may swing between hot and cool over the course of the season, a top meteorologist says. The Weather Network rel...
May 22, 2017
Online 'sextortion' cases involving teen boys spiking: experts
Child exploitation experts say they’ve detected a spike in reports of online “sextortion” cases involving teen boys. The Canadian Centre for Child Protection says 65 boys reported in...
May 22, 2017
