Category Archives: Canada

Sidney Crosby says second hometown tour with Stanley Cup is something to savour
HALIFAX - As Sidney Crosby prepares to carry the Stanley Cup through his Nova Scotia hometown, he says in many ways a championship tour is all the sweeter the second time around. The Pittsburgh Pengui...
Kayla Derkach Jul 14, 2016

'Lone wolf' Tenor Remigio Pereira no stranger to sharing outspoken views
TORONTO - Before making international headlines for altering the O Canada lyrics to include the controversial statement “all lives matter,” social media followers of Remigio Pereira were w...
Kayla Derkach Jul 14, 2016
Military to test 'bionic' knee brace developed by Halifax researchers
OTTAWA - The Canadian military is trying out a “bionic” knee brace developed by a Halifax-based company. Spring Loaded Technology has delivered 60 bionic knee braces to National Defence fo...
Kayla Derkach Jul 14, 2016
Edmonton man sentenced for executing hard-to-kill cat to protect his own pet
CALGARY - A man argued before an Edmonton court he had no choice but to viciously execute a hard-to-kill “Terminator” cat when it went up against his own elderly pet, which he described as...
Kayla Derkach Jul 13, 2016

Calgary girl matching missing 5-year-old seen morning before mother found dead
Calgary police say a girl matching the description of a missing five-year-old was spotted about nine hours before her mother was found dead and they have reason to hope the child is being cared for, w...
Kayla Derkach Jul 13, 2016
Fentanyl a main cause in surge in B.C. drug deaths this year: coroner
VICTORIA - The latest statistics from British Columbia’s coroner’s office show a large increase in illicit drug overdoses in the province. Statistics from the coroner’s service show ...
Kayla Derkach Jul 13, 2016
N.B. man honoured for dramatic river rescue: 'He was there and then he was gone'
HALIFAX - Rorey Chamberlain said he never expected saving another man’s life would change the course of his own. Chamberlain, 26, had just finished sweeping a chimney in Rothesay, N.B., on Jan. ...
Kayla Derkach Jul 13, 2016

Crown withdraws expense charges against Quebec Sen. Patrick Brazeau
OTTAWA - The last remaining threads of the years-long Senate spending saga are finally being tied up, as the final few senators who have been facing legal scrutiny suddenly find themselves walking awa...
Kayla Derkach Jul 13, 2016
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, July 13 — CHERRY SLAMS TENORS OVER CONTROVERSIAL ANTHEM: Don Cherry is adding his voice to the growing list of those offended by The Tenors’ co...
Kayla Derkach Jul 13, 2016

Ontario teen invents tongue-controlled mouse for physically disabled
TORONTO - An Ontario teen is earning high praise for designing a device to help people with severe physical disabilities navigate computers easily and affordably - with their tongue. Emma Mogus’...
Kayla Derkach Jul 13, 2016

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