Category Archives: Canada
Cellphone, confusing crossing signals caused train to hit B.C. ambulance: TSB
VANCOUVER - Cellphone distraction and confusion over a complex railway crossing caused a Canadian National train to hit an ambulance in Langley, B.C., the Transportation Safety Board says. Helena Van ...
Jul 13, 2017
Toronto police say call over failure to flush toilet was a waste of their time
Toronto police say they declined to come out to a local restaurant on Wednesday when a man there was accused of failing to flush the toilet after using it. Police spokesman Mark Pugash says the call w...
Jul 13, 2017
Vatican ruling against gluten-free hosts troubles celiac community
TORONTO - When Andrea Adam’s Catholic priest told her she was coming between her daughter and God, she knew it wasn’t because of her lack of faith. It was because of gluten. The Ontario wo...
Jul 13, 2017
Trudeau says Khadr settlement troubles him, but it could have cost more
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau says he shares the concerns of Canadians who object to reports of the government’s multi-million dollar settlement with Omar Khadr. But the prime minister says if the gov...
Jul 13, 2017
Jewish hairdresser who was fired over Sabbath spat wins legal case
MONTREAL - A Jewish hairdresser in Montreal who was not allowed to work on Saturdays and was eventually fired has won a discrimination case against his former employer. A Quebec judge has ordered Iris...
Jul 13, 2017
A list of Canada's modern day governors general
OTTAWA - Here is a list of Canadian-born governors general: 2010-2017: David Johnston. Academic and university president from Ontario. Term extended ahead of the 2015 federal election in the event the...
Jul 13, 2017
Five things to know about Canada's next Governor General
OTTAWA - Here are five things about Julie Payette, Canada’s Governor General designate. 1. Payette - the second Canadian woman to fly into space after Roberta Bondar - was aboard the space shutt...
Jul 13, 2017
"Dreaming big": Former astronaut Julie Payette to be next Governor General
OTTAWA - Former astronaut Julie Payette appeared emotional Thursday after being officially declared Canada’s next Governor General, taking a moment to salute her family, friends, and colleagues ...
Jul 13, 2017
Quebec man pleads not guilty to hit-and-run charge in death of two-year-old boy
LONGUEUIL, Que. - A Quebec man pleaded not guilty Thursday to a hit-and-run charge in the death of a two-year-old boy. Rick Modi, 24, will remain behind bars pending his bail hearing Friday. The boy w...
Jul 13, 2017
Jimmy Carter, 92, treated for dehydration while at Winnipeg charity project
WINNIPEG - Former United States president Jimmy Carter was taken to hospital Thursday after he became dehydrated while volunteering with Habitat for Humanity, an international home-building charity he...
Jul 13, 2017