Category Archives: Canada
Motorist finds three furry surprises at roadside bathroom near national park
BANFF, Alta. - A motorist travelling in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains found three furry surprises at a roadside bathroom stop. Parks Canada spokeswoman Christina Tricomi says three black bear cubs w...
Apr 07, 2017
On centennial, Canadians to stop and mark bloody legacy of Battle of Vimy Ridge
OTTAWA - Vimy. The word conjures images of blood and death. Of men caught in barbed wire and mowed down by machine-gun fire. Of the horror and senselessness of war. But for many Canadians it also spar...
Apr 07, 2017
B.C. premier more hopeful for softwood lumber deal under Trump than Obama
VANCOUVER - Canada is more likely to reach a lasting solution for the softwood lumber trade dispute with the United States now that President Donald Trump is in power instead of Barack Obama, says Bri...
Apr 07, 2017
Toronto zoo welcomes 4 African penguin chicks; species is declining in the wild
TORONTO - The Toronto Zoo says it has successfully hatched four African penguin chicks. The zoo says of the 18 penguin species around the world, the African penguin is one of the most endangered - the...
Apr 07, 2017
38.5 kg of cocaine seized and 12 people facing charges in drug smuggling probe
KITCHENER, Ont. - Police say a dozen people are facing charges in Ontario after a year-long international investigation into cocaine smuggling. RCMP say the investigation began in the spring of 2016 a...
Apr 07, 2017
Alberta woman who had murder charges stayed facing new charges in stabbing
MAPLE CREEK, Sask. - A southern Alberta woman who had murder charges stayed after years in prison is facing new charges. RCMP say officers went to hospital in Maple Creek, Sask., to deal with a stabbi...
Apr 07, 2017
B.C. regulation means employers can't force women to wear high heels at work
VICTORIA - A move by the British Columbia government to ban mandatory high heels in the workplace is being lauded as a step towards ending discriminatory dress codes. Requiring women to wear high heel...
Apr 07, 2017
Guatemalan court acquits former Hudbay Minerals security guard of murder
TORONTO - A court in Guatemala has acquitted a former security guard for a Canadian-owned mining company of murdering an indigenous activist and leaving another paralyzed in a ruling that comes amidst...
Apr 07, 2017
Poking a tinderbox: What Donald Trump's change of heart on Syria could mean
NEW YORK - A famous man once said attacking Syria could start the Third World War, that it was a terrible idea, that it couldn’t happen without a congressional vote, and that a president who did...
Apr 07, 2017
Motorists urged to use road sense around dopey, hungry bears on B.C. roadsides
NANAIMO, B.C. - Bears across British Columbia are emerging from hibernation and the BC Conservation Officer Service says they are hungry and will stop anywhere for a snack. Deputy chief Chris Doyle sa...
Apr 07, 2017
