Category Archives: Canada

LIMA, Peru - Peruvian officials say a double-decker tour bus went out of control and rolled over on a narrow road in the hills in the country’s capital, killing nine people and injuring 48 other...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - An 18-year-old Newfoundland man is facing an assault charge for allegedly hurling a slice of pizza at a bystander. Police say a property owner in St. John’s was near Tho...

TORONTO - The 202-kilogram heart of a whale that washed ashore in Newfoundland is now on display at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. In 2014, two blue whales became beached on the province’s...

CARAQUET, N.B. - A teenager is facing charges after two people were killed and three others injured in a three-vehicle collision in northeastern New Brunswick. RCMP say the crash happened around 9 p.m...

Five stories in the news for Monday, July 10 --- MORE EVACUATIONS AS B.C. WILDFIRES WORSEN The wildfire situation in the B.C interior is still escalating. More than 7,000 people had fled their homes b...

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Help from other provinces and the federal government has begun to pour in for firefighters and thousands of evacuees grappling with more than 200 intense wildfires raging across Briti...

VANCOUVER - British Columbia has been so successful at putting out wildfires in recent decades that it has actually created a situation where its forests are more prone to flames, says an expert. Lori...

TORONTO - Ontario’s bid to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour - a move that is feared by businesses but has the support of some prominent economists - is being put to the public this week. Th...

TORONTO - Patients whose emergency surgeries are delayed due to a lack of operating room resources have an increased risk of death or a need for extra recovery time in hospital, a Canadian study sugge...

ASHCROFT, B.C. - Here are some numbers on the wildfires that are burning across British Columbia: Number of fires: There were 220 wildfires across B.C. at one point on Sunday. Ninety-eight new fires s...