Category Archives: Canada
Ranchers watch lone beaver herd curious cattle on Saskatchewan pasture
ITUNA, Sask. - It’s about as Canadian as a cattle drive can get. Ranchers northeast of Regina are shaking their heads after watching a herd of curious bovines slowly follow a beaver across one o...
Apr 17, 2017
Canadian glacier melt rerouted in rare case of 'river piracy,' scientists say
WASHINGTON - Scientists have witnessed the first modern case of what they call “river piracy” and they blame global warming. Most of the water gushing from a large glacier in northwest Can...
Apr 17, 2017
Rising ice, flood waters force Manitobans from homes: Canadian Red Cross
THE PAS, Man. - Rising ice and flood waters have forced hundreds of people from their homes in Manitoba. Jason Small of the Canadian Red Cross says 107 people from the Opaskwayak Cree Nation are being...
Apr 17, 2017
U.S. customs officials release photo of mock IED found at Toronto airport
TORONTO - U.S. customs officials have released a photo of a mock improvised explosive device that led to delays at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport when it was found in a passenger’...
Apr 17, 2017
Towering iceberg causes Newfoundland traffic jam as onlookers flock for glimpse
FERRYLAND, N.L. - A towering iceberg stationed off Newfoundland’s east coast is drawing hundreds of people to the small town sitting in its shadow. Ferryland Mayor Adrian Kavanagh said Monday it...
Apr 17, 2017
Evacuation due to flood fears underway in remote Ontario First Nation
An evacuation due to flooding fears was underway Monday at a remote First Nation community in northern Ontario. Kashechewan First Nation Deputy Chief Hosea Wesley said more than 300 people from his co...
Apr 17, 2017
Northeastern B.C. towns see Montney natural gas drilling recovery
CALGARY - Increasingly empty industrial yards around the northeastern B.C. city of Fort St. John are a welcome sign for Jennifer Moore. Moore, a regional economic development officer, says the return ...
Apr 17, 2017
Five stories in the news today, April 17
Five stories in the news for Monday, April 17 --- DEFENCE MINISTER HARJIT SAJJAN VISITS INDIA Military matters, trade, culture and innovation are among the issues Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan will b...
Apr 17, 2017
Organized rhyme: How Halifax's poet laureate became 'a change-maker'
HALIFAX - A poet didn’t make history in Halifax last week, but she might have been the catalyst for changing how the city commemorates its history. Rebecca Thomas, Halifax’s 31-year-old ab...
Apr 17, 2017
Police stop car held together by rope, deem it a 'road safety concern'
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - It was likely not what police expected to find when they pulled over a Newfoundland driver for a routine traffic violation: a car held together by rope. Officers say they stop...
Apr 17, 2017
