Category Archives: Canada
PM says among friends at la Francophonie, he must speak truth on LGBTQ rights
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau didn’t shy away from raising controversial topics - including abortion and the rights of LGBTQ people - as he spoke at the opening ceremo...
Nov 26, 2016
Vancouver Aquarium's beluga whale Aurora dies after two week illness
VANCOUVER - Sad news from the Vancouver Aquarium - the beluga whale name Aurora has died. The Aquarium released a statement late Friday night that said Aurora was surrounded by people who loved her wh...
Nov 26, 2016
Cuba's Fidel Castro, who defied US for 50 years, dies at 90
HAVANA - Former President Fidel Castro, who led a rebel army to victory in Cuba, embraced Soviet-style communism and defied the power of 10 U.S. presidents during his half century rule, has died at ag...
Nov 25, 2016
Russian plane makes emergency landing in Iqaluit, Armenian man faces charges
IQALUIT, Nunavut - A 36-year-old man from Armenia was arrested after Aeroflot Russian flight SU 0107 made an emergency landing at the airport in Iqaluit, Nunavut. RCMP say the plane was travelling fro...
Nov 25, 2016
Former school principal faces child luring charge after Creep Catchers sting
MISSION, B.C. - A charge has been laid against a man who was a school principal after a confrontation with a vigilante group at a shopping mall in Abbotsford, B.C. Const. Ian MacDonald of Abbotsford p...
Nov 25, 2016
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Nov. 24 --- LIBERALS MOVE TO UNDO CONSERVATIVE ELECTORAL CHANGES: The Liberal government has introduced legislation that would undo some controversial chang...
Nov 25, 2016
Mystery object found off B.C. coast is not a military device: navy
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - The Royal Canadian Navy says an unidentified object found off British Columbia’s north coast is not a lost bomb. The navy says a remotely operated vehicle was deployed earl...
Nov 25, 2016
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Nov. 25 --- TRUDEAU IN MADAGASCAR FOR LA FRANCOPHONIE MEETING: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has arrived in Antananarivo, the capital city of the island natio...
Nov 25, 2016
Tories, cattlemen's group, call for faster aid in wake of bovine TB quarantine
OTTAWA - Faster aid mechanisms are needed for farmers dealing with livestock emergencies, the federal Conservatives and a cattle rancher’s organization said Friday amid an escalating bovine tube...
Nov 25, 2016
Feds say they'll negotiate national clean fuel standard with provinces
TORONTO - The federal government says it will work with the provinces to develop a national clean fuel standard, the latest piece in its pan-Canadian climate plan. Environment Minister Catherine McKen...
Nov 25, 2016
