Category Archives: Canada
From 'floaters' to family: Strangers bond at Nova Scotia Christmas gathering
BLOCKHOUSE, N.S. - A falconer, a university student from Vietnam, a toddler and miniature horse gathered around the Christmas tree at a farmhouse in Nova Scotia for a turkey dinner shared by ten near ...
Dec 26, 2016
Author Joseph Boyden defends indigenous heritage after investigation
A celebrated Canadian author who writes about First Nations heritage and culture is defending himself on Twitter after his ancestry was questioned. In a statement posted to his Twitter account, Joseph...
Dec 25, 2016
Mission readies late Christmas gifts for mariners who spend holidays at sea
HALIFAX - Somewhere on the North Atlantic, there’s a small fleet of merchant ships headed for the port of Halifax, with crews that have spent Christmas Day at sea, far from their families. Rev. ...
Dec 25, 2016
Three Canadian teachers nominated for global teaching innovation prize
From transforming classrooms into scenes from the Harry Potter novels to coaching kids in a northern community to run half-marathons, three Canadian have gone above and beyond the curriculum to help s...
Dec 25, 2016
CRTC's 'basic service' Internet decision welcomed by indigenous group
WINNIPEG - As grand chief of an organization representing northern Manitoba First Nations, Sheila North Wilson has a lot of experience dealing with spotty Internet and cell phone service. North Wilson...
Dec 25, 2016
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $7.7 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $7.7 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, there were five guaranteed $1 million dollar prizes, two of which were claimed by t...
Dec 24, 2016
Two dead, two unaccounted for in a fire at an Ontario residence
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - Two people are dead and two others are presumed dead after a fire at a residence near Peterborough, Ont. Ontario Provincial Police say the blaze broke out early Saturday morning i...
Dec 24, 2016
Child dies after falling ill on an transatlantic Air Canada flight
SHANNON, Ireland - A 10-year-old girl died Saturday after falling ill aboard a transatlantic Air Canada flight. The airline says Toronto-to-London flight AC868 diverted to Shannon, Ireland, after the ...
Dec 24, 2016
Woman in her 90s found dead in house fire in Toronto's east end, firefighters say
Toronto’s interim fire chief says a woman in her 90s died in a house fire early Christmas Eve. Interim Chief Matthew Pegg says the woman was pronounced dead shortly after fire crews arrived at t...
Dec 24, 2016
Canadian man held in Florida after driving on airport tarmac
ORLANDO, Fla. - A Canadian man is being held on $5,100 bond in Florida after driving a baggage-towing vehicle across the tarmac at Orlando International Airport. The Orlando Sentinel reports that poli...
Dec 24, 2016