Category Archives: Canada
Canadian athletes react to report showing widespread doping in Russian sport
TORONTO - Members of the Canadian sport community are calling a new report that shows evidence of state-sponsored doping in Russian sport “hugely disappointing” and “devastating̶...
Jul 18, 2016
Aviation community mourns death of fellow pilot after weekend airshow crash
COLD LAKE, Alta. - A pilot killed during an airshow in Alberta on Sunday is being remembered as someone who had a passion for planes. Pilot and geologist Bruce Evans died when his vintage Trojan T-28 ...
Jul 18, 2016
Ontario premier advises Pokemon Go players to look up from their phones
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is advising Pokemon Go players to keep their eyes off their phones when walking, especially at intersections. Wynne says she always advised her children to mak...
Jul 18, 2016
Some sombre Canadian sites welcoming Pokemon Go players
TORONTO - The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is a place of reverence and inspiration, a sombre examination of past atrocities, and a touching tribute to humanity’s capacity to persevere. It...
Jul 18, 2016
Crown seeking adult sentence if teen convicted in Saskatoon infant's death
SASKATOON - The Crown says it will seek an adult sentence if a teenage girl accused in the death of a six-week-old Saskatoon infant is convicted. Nikosis Jace Cantre was found injured at his home earl...
Jul 18, 2016
Alberta downturn worst for economic growth in decades, one of longest
CALGARY - A new report says Alberta’s current recession is expected to shrink the economy by more than double the average of the past four recessions. The TD Bank report released Monday said it ...
Jul 18, 2016
Anti-doping officials call for Russian ban in Rio due to scathing doping report
A scathing report detailing a complex system of widespread, state-sponsored doping in Russia - a scheme that included government officials tampering with hundreds of positive samples - has led the Wor...
Jul 18, 2016
PM signs book of condolences at French Embassy following Nice attack
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the French embassy in Ottawa Monday to pay his respects to the victims of a terrorist attack in Nice. The prime minister signed a book of condolences ins...
Jul 18, 2016
Declined: Walmart kicks off Visa credit card ban in Thunder Bay, Ont.
MONTREAL - Three Walmart stores in Thunder Bay, Ont., are no longer accepting Visa, the payment company said Monday as it encouraged its customers to take their business elsewhere. After months of neg...
Jul 18, 2016
2 people charged in kitten abuse after complaint at Saskatchewan music festival
CRAVEN, Sask. - RCMP in Saskatchewan have laid animal cruelty charges against two people after a kitten was burned at a country music festival. Mounties received a complaint on the weekend about an an...
Jul 18, 2016
