Category Archives: Canada
Ontario ticket wins Saturday night's $13.6 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - A ticket sold in Ontario for Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw claimed the $13.6 million dollar jackpot. The draw’s $1 million guaranteed prize was won by a ticket purchased in the...
Aug 28, 2016
Does China still harvest organs of executed? Doctors divided
BEIJING - A Canadian patient’s receipt of a kidney transplant after waiting just three days during a recent visit to China raised an immediate red flag among surgeons at the Montreal-based Trans...
Aug 27, 2016
Mauril Belanger's funeral ends with gender neutral rendition of O Canada
OTTAWA - A who’s who of Canadian politics turned out Saturday for the funeral of veteran Liberal MP Mauril Belanger, a solemn service that ended on a joyful note - with mourners singing a rousin...
Aug 27, 2016
Maine seafood company pleads guilty to trade violations
PORTLAND, Maine - A New England seafood company has pleaded guilty to illegally importing sea urchins from Canada in violation of federal wildlife trading laws. ISF Trading Company specializes in buyi...
Aug 27, 2016
Bangladesh police kill 3, including Canadian suspect in Dhaka attack
NEW DELHI - Police in Bangladesh killed three suspected militants Saturday, including a man they identified as a Canadian accused of masterminding a deadly attack on a cafe in Dhaka last month. Top co...
Aug 27, 2016
No winning ticket for Friday night's $45 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $45 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. It means the jackpot for the next draw on Sept. 2 will rise to $50 million, and there will also...
Aug 27, 2016
Bangladesh police kill 3, including Canadian suspect in Dhaka attack
NEW DELHI - Police in Bangladesh killed three suspected militants Saturday, including a man they identified as a Canadian accused of masterminding a deadly attack on a cafe in Dhaka last month. Top co...
Aug 27, 2016
Where's Gaylord? Pet owner offers reward of $1,000 to get her pet iguana back
EDMONTON - An Edmonton woman is offering a reward for the safe return of her pet iguana. Mary-Ann Holm says Gaylord escaped from her fenced back yard in west Edmonton on Aug. 13 while "basking in the ...
Aug 26, 2016
Five possible peacekeeping missions that Canada could end up joining
OTTAWA - The Liberal government announced Friday that it will make 600 Canadian troops available for UN peacekeeping operations. Here are five places they could end up. 1) Mali. The dangers are very r...
Aug 26, 2016
Bombardier hands out pink slips, as part of effort to cut 7,000 workers
MONTREAL - Bombardier handed out pink slips Friday to aerospace employees in Montreal as part of its efforts announced in February to trim 7,000 workers over two years. The Montreal-based company decl...
Aug 26, 2016