Category Archives: Canada
Funeral Monday for retired teacher killed in Jordan terror attack
CORNER BROOK, N.L. - The retired Newfoundland schoolteacher killed in a Jordan terror attack this month will be laid to rest in Corner Brook on Monday. Linda Vatcher was one of 10 people killed Dec. 1...
Dec 30, 2016
Mississauga, Ont., home explosion was a double suicide, investigators say
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - A house explosion that left two people dead and forced the evacuation of 69 homes west of Toronto last summer has been ruled a double suicide. The bodies of Robert Nadler and Diann...
Dec 30, 2016
System brings strong winds to Atlantic Canada, causing thousands of outages
HALIFAX - Thousands of people were without power in parts of Atlantic Canada on Friday due to a potent storm that brought strong winds and heavy rainfall to the region. Nova Scotia Power said about 37...
Dec 30, 2016
Five stories in the news today, Dec. 30
Five stories in the news for Friday, Dec. 30 --- NO SIGN YET OF TWO MISSING SNOWSHOERS IN B.C. The search for two snowshoers missing in the backcountry of Vancouver’s North Shore is expected to ...
Dec 30, 2016
N.S. premier admits to 'level of frustration,' decries tone of online critics
HALIFAX - After more than three years in office, Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil says he still loves his job. But he also admits to some frustration as he deals with day-to-day problems, and the of...
Dec 30, 2016
Royal B.C. Museum calls on indigenous people to submit stories about relics
An indigenous artist and writer says First Nations artifacts in museums are not simply cold, hard objects, but are rather the belongings of families and communities. The Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria ...
Dec 30, 2016
Trump's election, the Brexit vote, and the Fort McMurray fire: news from 2016
An in-brief look at some Canadian and international news events of the last 12 months, listed in chronological order. JANUARY 2 – Saudi Arabia executed prominent opposition Shiite cleric Sheikh ...
Dec 30, 2016
'Brand Trudeau' mulled to help pitch world on Canadian return to peackeeping
OTTAWA - Canadian bureaucrats pondered using the personal “brand” of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to sell the world on the merits of the country’s return to peacekeeping, The Canadi...
Dec 30, 2016
Manitoba distributor recalls Roland brand olives stuffed with anchovies
WINNIPEG - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says a Manitoba food distributor is recalling a brand of stuffed olives due to a recall in another country. Deluca Brothers Foods is recalling Roland bra...
Dec 29, 2016
Couple charged in runaway cheetah case near Creston, B.C.
CRESTON, B.C. - Two people have been charged more than a year after a cheetah was spotted wandering the snowy roads in southeastern British Columbia. The B.C. Conservation Officers Service says Earl P...
Dec 29, 2016