Category Archives: Canada
Long-standing Nova Scotia festival opens competition to all gender identities
KENTVILLE, N.S. - A Nova Scotia festival that has crowned a queen for more than 80 years is opening up the competition to people of all genders and gender identities. The Annapolis Valley Apple Blosso...
Jan 23, 2017
Cape Breton park raising money for cage for bear cub found wandering the highway
WHYCOCOMAGH, N.S. - An orphaned black bear cub found wandering alone and pneumonia-stricken on a Cape Breton highway has been nursed back to health. The one-year-old cub, dubbed “Little Bear,...
Jan 23, 2017
Three stories in the news today, Jan. 23
Three stories in the news for Monday, Jan. 23 --- TRUDEAU CABINET TO MEET WITH KEY MEMBER OF TEAM TRUMP: The new man in the White House will be top of mind as Justin Trudeau and his cabinet huddle in ...
Jan 23, 2017
'She gambled away Ryan's life': Judge rules Calgary mother criminally negligent in son's death
CALGARY - An Alberta judge says a Calgary woman who treated her son with holistic remedies before he died of a strep infection “gambled away” his life and is guilty of criminal negligence ...
Jan 23, 2017
'No reason to believe' Don Dunphy violent, police officer tells inquiry
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The beige, battered recliner in which Don Dunphy’s body was found was front-and-centre at the inquiry into his death Monday, as the lawyer for his daughter grilled the o...
Jan 23, 2017
Angus moves into second phase of possible NDP leadership campaign
OTTAWA - Veteran Ontario New Democrat MP Charlie Angus said Sunday he has moved into the second phase of his possible campaign to lead his party. Angus, who launched a new website, said he is trying t...
Jan 22, 2017
PM and premier issue statements on anniversary of Sask school shooting
LA LOCHE, Sask. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is remembering the anniversary of the deadly La Loche, Sask., school shooting, saying the tiny community has inspired the whole country. Sunday marks th...
Jan 22, 2017
Trump looms large as Canada, allies finalize plans for NATO mission to Latvia
OTTAWA - President Donald Trump will loom large when representatives from several NATO countries gather here this week to finalize plans for deployment of a Canadian-led battle group to Latvia startin...
Jan 22, 2017
Ontario premier writes open letter criticizing Kevin O'Leary's policies, comments
Ontario’s Liberal premier has written an open letter to newly announced candidate for Conservative leadership Kevin O’Leary criticizing his proposed policies and comments he made about Ont...
Jan 22, 2017
Family of irked boy at N.B. town hall to name baby after Trudeau
FREDERICTON - A photo of a boy looking exasperated while sitting behind the prime minister has been making the rounds on social media, even giving Justin Trudeau a laugh, but the boy’s family wa...
Jan 22, 2017