Category Archives: Canada
Toronto launches public consultation to address exotic animal and mobile zoo problem
TORONTO - Canada’s most populous city has an exotic animal problem. Staff with the City of Toronto admit that a bylaw on prohibited animals contains loopholes allowing so-called mobile zoos - wh...
Apr 30, 2017
Teacher turns to crowdfunding to buy greenhouse for Nunavut students
QIKIQTARJUAQ, Nunavut - A teacher in a remote Nunavut community is trying to buy and build a greenhouse in the hopes that he and his students can cut the sky-high costs of healthy eating in the North....
Apr 30, 2017
New York City makes bid for Canadian tourists amid fears of Trump-driven slump
TORONTO - New York’s tourism industry is worried U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” policies are turning off Canadian visitors, and they’re heading north this ...
Apr 30, 2017
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $20 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $20 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the $1 million guaranteed prize was claimed by a ticket purchased in Atlantic Canada...
Apr 30, 2017
U.S. has been on 'wrong side' of NAFTA for 'many, many' years, Trump tells rally
HARRISBURG, Pa. - President Donald Trump has again raised the spectre of the U.S. pulling out of the North American Free Trade Agreement, saying America has been on the “wrong side” of the...
Apr 29, 2017
Giant, stinky flower blooms in Edmonton, delighting fans with its stench
EDMONTON - The sweet smell of NHL playoff success isn’t the only aroma that’s exciting people in Edmonton. While fans of the Edmonton Oilers celebrated their team taking a 2-0 lead in thei...
Apr 29, 2017
B.C. Liberals to repeal Vancouver natural gas ban that city says doesn't exist
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Liberals say they will repeal a City of Vancouver plan the party claims prohibits natural gas in some new buildings, but the city says no such ban exists. Andrew Wilkinson, candid...
Apr 29, 2017
Ex Montreal borough mayor convicted of sexual touching released after 1 month
MONTREAL - A lawyer for a former Montreal borough mayor says her client has been allowed to return home after serving a sixth of his sentence for sexually touching a minor. Renee Millette says Gilles ...
Apr 29, 2017
Tories launch campaign rally as Nova Scotia waits for election call
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s opposition parties have officially launched their campaigns in anticipation of an election call that could come as soon as this weekend thanks to an apparent gaffe by the...
Apr 29, 2017
Defence minister apologizes to former comrades for claims about Afghan battle
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan offered a full apology to his former comrades-in-arms on Saturday, after claiming to have been the “architect” of Canada’s largest battle in A...
Apr 29, 2017