Category Archives: Canada
Mind your fingers: Canada's only shark derbies get underway in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - For most Canadians, sharks are objects of mystery and fear - unblinking, primeval monsters of the deep whose razor-sharp teeth are the stuff of nightmares. In Nova Scotia, however, for a few...
Aug 01, 2016
Rancher calls for action to reduce elk numbers at Alberta military base
SUFFIELD, Alta. - Jeff Lewandoski has a grudging admiration for his biggest enemy but equates the annual elk arrival at his sprawling ranch in southeastern Alberta to that of unwelcome relatives who s...
Aug 01, 2016
Two tornadoes touch down, one destroys home and barns in Saskatchewan
YORKTON, Sask. - Two tornadoes that touched down in southeastern Saskatchewan have left significant damage to several farms and a home, but no injuries. Environment Canada said the first tornado hit t...
Aug 01, 2016
Music fest crowdfunds for drug-checking machine amid fentanyl overdose crisis
VANCOUVER - For the past 14 years, organizers of a giant electronic music festival on a British Columbia mountain ranch have quietly helped participants test their recreational drugs to find out what ...
Aug 01, 2016
Alberta PC leadership hopeful Jason Kenney launches 'Unite Alberta Truck Tour'
EDMONTON - Former Conservative cabinet minister Jason Kenney is hitting the road in Alberta to drum up support for uniting Alberta’s divided right-of-centre parties. Kenney, following his announ...
Aug 01, 2016
Ottawa to host 2017 Grey Cup, coincides with Canada's 150th anniversary
OTTAWA - The 2017 Grey Cup will take place at TD Place Stadium in Ottawa. Canadian Football League commissioner Jeffrey Orridge made the announcement prior to Sunday night’s matchup between the ...
Jul 31, 2016
Edmonton cyclist says he's received 'outpouring of support' after racial slur
EDMONTON - An Edmonton cyclist says he has been getting support, but also some hate messages, after posting a video to YouTube of a confrontation with motorists he says he began recording after one of...
Jul 31, 2016
Fort McMurray activates emergency operations centre to handle flooding
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Less than two months after Fort McMurray, Alta., residents were allowed to return to the city after a devastating fire, the municipality has activated its emergency operations c...
Jul 31, 2016
Driving over ramp too fast may have damaged temporary water line in Saskatchewan
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Government officials say efforts to activate a temporary water pipeline following an oil spill into the North Saskatchewan River were interrupted by what they suspect was a moto...
Jul 31, 2016
From Brexit to Trump, a year after federal election call, Canada bucks the trend
OTTAWA - A year ago Tuesday then-prime minister Stephen Harper visited the Governor General in the middle of a mid-summer long weekend to begin the longest election campaign in modern Canadian history...
Jul 31, 2016
