Category Archives: Canada
Police nab suspended driver who comes to the aid of suspended driver
WOODSTOCK, Ont. - Trying to do a friend a kindness didn’t quite go as planned for a Woodstock, Ont., man. Early Sunday morning local police pulled over a 35-year-old man at a traffic stop and en...
Mar 05, 2017
Another malicious email sent to students and staff at University of Moncton
MONCTON, N.B. - The University of Moncton says a 10th malicious email was sent to the school community from the same source that has been targeting a female student for more than a week. The school sa...
Mar 05, 2017
Clean-up underway after 1,000 litres of bio diesel spills at B.C. fish farm
PORT HARDY, B.C. - The leader of a First Nation off the north coast of Vancouver Island says he’s worried about the impact a fuel spill at a nearby fish farm will have on his community’s f...
Mar 05, 2017
Group converts online fury against cabbie's acquittal into handwritten campaign
HALIFAX - A small group of people spent Sunday trying to harness the social media outcry against the acquittal of Halifax taxi driver who was charged with sexually assaulting a woman in his cab. They ...
Mar 05, 2017
Great Lakes mayors warn against cut to ecological initiative
MILWAUKEE - A group representing Great Lakes region mayors in the U.S. and Canada is sounding the alarm against potentially drastic cuts to an ecological recovery initiative for the Great Lakes. The T...
Mar 05, 2017
Winnipeg owner of famous Alberta dragster donates it to museum near Edmonton
WETASKIWIN, Alta. - A Canadian drag racer that was one of the fastest vehicles on four wheels has returned home to Alberta for a spot in a provincial museum. Wheeler Dealer, a top fuel dragster that r...
Mar 05, 2017
New online course aims to reduce, manage PTSD among first-responders
VANCOUVER - A first-responder training centre in British Columbia is looking to help emergency crews reduce and manage post-traumatic stress through a new online course. The self-directed program was ...
Mar 05, 2017
US officials to hold meeting on Alberta Clipper pipeline
MINNEAPOLIS - U.S. State Department officials will come to Minnesota on Tuesday to hold the only public meeting on a draft environmental review for the final segment of Enbridge Energy’s project...
Mar 05, 2017
Truck driver who spent two days trapped in crashed rig has died, family confirms
The British Columbia truck driver who died after he was trapped in his overturned truck last week was a devoted family man who was never idle, his family said. Pat Gaudet died early Saturday morning, ...
Mar 05, 2017
Cabinet set to map out scenarios for dealing with illegal border-crossers
OTTAWA - Federal cabinet ministers are set for an in-depth discussion this week of the practical and political pressures being placed on the Liberal government by a rising number of asylum seekers in ...
Mar 05, 2017