Category Archives: Canada
Chuckwagon horse euthanized after injury during the Calgary Stampede
CALGARY - A chuckwagon horse was euthanized by a veterinarian after it was injured following the fifth heat of the Rangeland Derby at the Calgary Stampede on Sunday evening. The horse was part of Roge...
Jul 10, 2017
Key developments on Monday in British Columbia's wildfires
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A look at some of the key developments Monday in the battle against wildfires in British Columbia: - About 300 firefighters and support staff from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and N...
Jul 10, 2017
Wildfires in British Columbia Interior begin to exact economic toll
VANCOUVER - The wildfires ripping through British Columbia’s Interior are beginning to exact an economic toll, forcing companies in the forestry and mining sectors to scale back or suspend opera...
Jul 10, 2017
Donald Trump Jr. hires a lawyer: Russia scandal worms its way into First Family
WASHINGTON - A Washington law professor answered with nary a nanosecond’s hesitation when asked what advice he’d offer President Donald Trump’s eldest son Monday, as the Russia scand...
Jul 10, 2017
Saskatchewan family says lack of government help forced backyard funeral
REGINA - Relatives of a woman who died in her Regina home say they were forced to hold a backyard funeral for her because they couldn’t get help from the Saskatchewan government. Crystal Machisk...
Jul 10, 2017
Relatives of slain U.S. soldier want urgent freeze on Omar Khadr's assets
TORONTO - The widow of an American soldier killed in Afghanistan will ask a Canadian court on Thursday for an urgent order aimed at preserving any money the federal government paid former Guantanamo B...
Jul 10, 2017
Changes to Pap testing lead to thousands of missed chlamydia cases: study
TORONTO - Researchers say changes to Ontario’s cervical cancer screening guidelines have led to thousands of women not being tested and diagnosed for chlamydia. Chlamydia is the world’s mo...
Jul 10, 2017
Quebec town reaches deal with woman sexually assaulted by mayor
QUEBEC - A Quebec town whose mayor was found guilty of sexually assaulting an ex-employee has reached a deal with the woman. Under terms of the agreement, Caroline Lamarre will be compensated in excha...
Jul 10, 2017
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, July 10 --- HELP POURS IN FOR EVACUEES, FIREFIGHTERS IN B.C.: Help from other provinces and the federal government has begun to pour in for firefighters and t...
Jul 10, 2017
Catholic bishops say Trudeau playing politics with abortion in foreign aid
OTTAWA - Catholic leaders are criticizing the Trudeau government for allowing “political ideology” to dictate its advocacy of abortion rights in its new feminist international development ...
Jul 10, 2017