Category Archives: Canada
Cuba's Fidel Castro, who defied US for 50 years, dies at 90
HAVANA - Former President Fidel Castro, who led a rebel army to victory in Cuba, embraced Soviet-style communism and defied the power of 10 U.S. presidents during his half century rule, has died at ag...
Nov 25, 2016
Vancouver Aquarium's beluga whale Aurora feeling better after new treatment
VANCOUVER - A sick beluga whale at the Vancouver Aquarium is showing signs of recovery after treatment that targeted her gastrointestinal tract. The aquarium says it used a new strategy to care for Au...
Nov 25, 2016
Russian plane makes emergency landing in Iqaluit, Armenian man faces charges
IQALUIT, Nunavut - A 36-year-old man from Armenia was arrested after Aeroflot Russian flight SU 0107 made an emergency landing at the airport in Iqaluit, Nunavut. RCMP say the plane was travelling fro...
Nov 25, 2016
Former school principal faces child luring charge after Creep Catchers sting
MISSION, B.C. - A charge has been laid against a man who was a school principal after a confrontation with a vigilante group at a shopping mall in Abbotsford, B.C. Const. Ian MacDonald of Abbotsford p...
Nov 25, 2016
Mystery object found off B.C. coast is not a military device: navy
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - The Royal Canadian Navy says an unidentified object found off British Columbia’s north coast is not a lost bomb. The navy says a remotely operated vehicle was deployed earl...
Nov 25, 2016
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Nov. 25 --- TRUDEAU IN MADAGASCAR FOR LA FRANCOPHONIE MEETING: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has arrived in Antananarivo, the capital city of the island natio...
Nov 25, 2016
Tories, cattlemen's group, call for faster aid in wake of bovine TB quarantine
OTTAWA - Faster aid mechanisms are needed for farmers dealing with livestock emergencies, the federal Conservatives and a cattle rancher’s organization said Friday amid an escalating bovine tube...
Nov 25, 2016
Feds say they'll negotiate national clean fuel standard with provinces
TORONTO - The federal government says it will work with the provinces to develop a national clean fuel standard, the latest piece in its pan-Canadian climate plan. Environment Minister Catherine McKen...
Nov 25, 2016
Child poverty, the NDP and the way we vote: how politics touched Cdns this week
OTTAWA - The prime minister was out of town most of the week - winding up a trade-focused trip to South America and gearing up for an aid-focused trip to Africa - but the pace of politicking was relen...
Nov 25, 2016
NewsAlert: Amber Alert for missing B.C. girl
VANVCOUVER, B.C. - Police in Vancouver have issued an Amber Alert for a missing four-year-old girl. They say Delilah Felton was last seen wearing a colourful rain jacket, mostly red with flowers on it...
Nov 25, 2016