Category Archives: Canada

BURGEO, N.L. - A father-daughter fishing trip turned dangerous when the family’s boat was encircled by a pack of killer whales off Newfoundland. Norm Strickland said the orcas surrounded and cha...

WINNIPEGOSIS, Man. - Manitoba RCMP say two of their officers recently completed a dangerous mission - coming to the aid of a starving skunk with a Tim Hortons cup stuck on its head. The RCMP posted a ...

A county in southern Ontario is looking for help with thousands of stray and feral cats. Norfolk County, on the north shore of Lake Erie, has a population of around 65,000 people and, according to the...

Six stories in the news today from The Canadian Press: --- ANGLICANS VOTE DOWN SAME-SEX MARRIAGE A passionate debate on whether Anglicans should bless same-sex marriages came to a head Monday when del...

MONTREAL - While Canada became the only host country not to win a gold medal at a Summer Olympics, the 1976 Games had notable performances from athletes from around the world. Here are some of the sta...

Montreal’s Olympic Stadium opened in 1976 for that year’s Summer Games. A look at some of the problems that have plagued the Big O or, as some dub it, the “Big Owe”: July 1976:...

Montreal’s Olympic Stadium opened in 1976 for that year’s Summer Games. A by-the-numbers look at the Big O or, as some dub it, the “Big Owe”: 1: Number of papal visits. Pope Jo...

TORONTO - A group advocating for full immigration status for all migrants says more than 50 immigration detainees began refusing food Monday in two Ontario centres. The End Immigration Detention Netwo...

TORONTO - A group advocating for full immigration status for all migrants says more than 50 immigration detainees began refusing food Monday in two Ontario centres. The End Immigration Detention Netwo...

Many Fort McMurray firefighters, unable to wear their usual air masks while battling a giant wildfire that attacked the northern Alberta city, are being screened for health problems because they spent...