Category Archives: Canada
Swift Current, Sask hit with flash flood
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. - Heavy rainfall caused a flash flood in parts of Swift Current on Saturday leaving some homes in the southwest Saskatchewan city with flooded basements. Images on social media sh...
Jul 18, 2016
Nav Canada to drop fees for airlines, aircraft operators by$150 million
OTTAWA - Airlines and other aircraft operators are in line for $150 million of fee reductions over two years from Nav Canada, which operates Canada’s air navigation system. Ottawa-based Nav Cana...
Jul 18, 2016
Edmonton student missing as Trudeau pledges solidarity with France following truck attack
EDMONTON - A university student remained missing Friday while a second felt lucky to have survived after a deadly truck attack in France. “There is nothing worse than the possibility that you mi...
Jul 18, 2016
Red tape cutting law is putting safety at risk, must be repealed, says PSAC
OTTAWA - The largest union representing federal public servants is calling on the Liberal government to repeal a law it says compromises the health and safety of Canadians, a move the Opposition warns...
Jul 18, 2016
Canada urges calm in Turkey, advises Canadians there to stay indoors
OTTAWA - The Canadian government urged calm in Turkey amid a failed coup attempt Friday and advised Canadians not to travel to the country. On Saturday, when it became clear the coup was unsuccessful,...
Jul 18, 2016
Newfoundland and Labrador residential school claimants want apology
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - An apology from the prime minister is more important to many former residential school students in Newfoundland and Labrador than compensation payments, says one claimant. Dan...
Jul 18, 2016
One dead after plane crashes at air show in Cold Lake, Alta
COLD LAKE, Alta. - An airshow in Alberta took a tragic turn on Sunday when a plane crashed and “disintegrated,” killing the pilot. A public affairs officer at Canadian Forces Base Cold Lak...
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
Fort McMurray residents may smell smoke but fires aren't close, officials say
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Officials in Fort McMurray, Alta. are reassuring residents that smoke they may be smelling is not from a nearby fire. The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo issued a statemen...
Jul 18, 2016
Mobile sensation Pokemon Go officially launches in Canada, crashes app's servers
Prospective Pokemon trainers can officially download the mobile gaming sensation Pokemon Go in Canada as of Sunday afternoon. The augmented-reality game launched in the United States, Australia and Ne...
Jul 18, 2016
