Category Archives: Canada
'It can happen to anyone:' mom says girl taken from playground wasn't alone
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - The mother of a girl allegedly abducted from a Saskatchewan playground says what happened to her daughter shows it can happen to anyone. The woman says she is tired of reading t...
Jul 06, 2017
B.C. NDP MP Peter Julian drops bid to replace Mulcair at federal party's helm
OTTAWA - British Columbia MP Peter Julian pulled the plug Thursday on his bid to lead the federal New Democrats, saying he’d failed to raise the kind of money necessary to stay in the marathon r...
Jul 06, 2017
Ontario animal welfare agency warns pet owners after dog dies in car fire
SMITHS FALLS, Ont. - The death of a dog locked in a car that caught fire has prompted Ontario’s animal welfare agency to issue a warning about the dangers of leaving pets unattended in vehicles....
Jul 06, 2017
Massive iceberg grounded in 120-metre deep water off Newfoundland
BONAVISTA, N.L. - Social media photos of prehistoric ice sculptures that dwarf seaside houses and run with waterfalls are drawing visitors from around the globe to Newfoundland and Labrador. Bob Curri...
Jul 06, 2017
N.L., Innu agree to inquiry into treatment of Innu children in provincial care
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The Newfoundland and Labrador government and Innu leaders have agreed to an inquiry into the Innu experience in the province’s child protection system. The move follows ...
Jul 06, 2017
Quebec government hopes to offer abortion pill free, beginning this fall
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is hoping to offer free abortion pills later this year. “We believe women in this province do have a choice,” Health Minister Gaetan Barrette said Thursday...
Jul 06, 2017
Driver arrested after Alberta Mountie killed in off-duty cycling collision
EDSON, Alta. - RCMP say a cyclist who was killed in a collision in western Alberta was an off-duty officer with the Edson detachment. Mounties say they responded to a call Wednesday night near Edson w...
Jul 06, 2017
Nova Scotia under fire after approving tire-burning pilot project
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia is shifting from recycling tires to burning them, prompting anger from environmental groups and a company that has invested $5 million to find fresh uses for the scrap rubber. Th...
Jul 06, 2017
Another right whale entangled in fishing gear in Gulf of St. Lawrence
HALIFAX - An endangered North Atlantic right whale has been freed after getting entangled in fishing gear near the area where six other whales were found dead. Tonya Wimmer of the Marine Animal Respon...
Jul 06, 2017
Trudeau welcomed warmly by anti-poverty activists on eve of tense G20 meeting
HAMBURG - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s sunny ways will be tested over the next few days amid tensions both inside and outside the gates of the G20 summit in Germany, where tens of thousands o...
Jul 06, 2017