Category Archives: Canada
Drug thought to be fentanyl was more deadly carfentanil, Hamilton police say
HAMILTON - Police in Hamilton say a bottle seized last month, that was suspected to contain a liquid form of the deadly opioid fentanyl, actually contained the more powerful drug carfentanil. Officers...
Dec 30, 2016
Throat singer, children's storyteller, among new Order of Canada recipients
OTTAWA - As Canada enters a year marked by national birthday celebrations and the beginnings of an inquiry into the country’s past, sordid treatment of its indigenous peoples, Nunavut-based thro...
Dec 30, 2016
Honda Canada says it will take until spring to get parts for Odyssey recall
MARKHAM, Ont. - Honda Canada says it will take until next spring to get the parts required to fix thousands of Odyssey minivans that are being recalled because second-row seats may not lock into posit...
Dec 30, 2016
N.S. woman wins damages from 'trusted' man who sexually assaulted her
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia woman has won $160,000 in damages from a once-trusted man more than twice her age who sexually assaulted her. “There is no rational explanation for his conduct other than...
Dec 30, 2016
Marmora, Ont., man found guilty of cruelty to a squirrel, fined $1,000
MARMORA, Ont. - A 34-year-old Marmora, Ont., man has been found guilty of animal cruelty after leaving a squirrel in a cage under the hot sun this past summer. The Ontario Society for the Prevention o...
Dec 30, 2016
Additional sites aimed at preventing drug overdoses open around B.C.
VANCOUVER - More overdose prevention sites are opening around British Columbia as health officials try to contain a growing overdose crisis. Vancouver Coastal Health said Friday it has opened its fift...
Dec 30, 2016
Halifax utility takes extra water precautions ahead of annual polar bear dip
HALIFAX - A Halifax utility has taken special precautions to keep harbour bacteria levels within swimming guidelines ahead of the annual New Year’s Day plunge - although water-quality issues don...
Dec 30, 2016
No 'great cause for concern' in Nova Scotia fish kill, federal scientist says
HALIFAX - Scientists have yet to find a cause for the massive fish kill off southwestern Nova Scotia, but one federal official said he doesn’t think there is a reason to be concerned based on te...
Dec 30, 2016
Search for missing snowshoers on Vancouver's North Shore called off after 5 days
VANCOUVER - Police say search crews have run out of places where they can safely look for two men missing since Christmas Day in the back country of Vancouver’s North Shore Mountains. West Vanco...
Dec 30, 2016
College in Canada? After Trump's win, more students in the US consider it
For some college-bound students distressed by the election of Donald Trump, Canada is calling. Colleges from Quebec to British Columbia say applications and website traffic from the United States have...
Dec 30, 2016