Category Archives: Canada
Uh, Oh, Canada: 1,500 people on rafts returned to Michigan
PORT HURON, Mich. - Canadian authorities stopped an invasion: 1,500 people on inflatable rafts and boats that drifted across the border from Michigan during high winds on the St. Clair River. The 7.5-...
Aug 22, 2016

Canadian, U.S. mayors seek to challenge diversion of water from Great Lakes
A group of mayors from Canada and the U.S. is trying to challenge a recent decision allowing an American city to draw water from the Great Lakes, arguing that it sets a dangerous precedent. The Great ...
Aug 22, 2016
Evacuation order, alert issued as wildfire flares north of West Kelowna, B.C.
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Officials say cooler temperatures have helped British Columbia crews battling a wildfire that forced the evacuation of dozens of properties above the northwestern shore of Okanaga...
Aug 22, 2016

Canada's Olympic athletes to return Tuesday and Wednesday, fanfare to follow
TORONTO - Members of Canada’s Olympic team - including closing ceremony flag-bearer Penny Oleksiak - will be back on home turf bright and early Tuesday morning. A second round of athletes will b...
Aug 22, 2016
Halifax police searching for suspect after alleged sexual assault of toddler
Halifax police are investigating an alleged sexual assault against a toddler in the city’s north end. Police say the incident happened around 7:30 p.m. Friday in the area of Wood Avenue when a y...
Aug 22, 2016
Garneau says he'll act fast to figure out what caused Toronto train derailment
SUDBURY, Ont. - Transport Minister Marc Garneau says he intends to act swiftly if it’s determined safety lapses caused a Toronto train derailment over the weekend. Part of a Canadian Pacific fre...
Aug 22, 2016

May to stay as Green leader, party to revisit Israeli boycott issue
OTTAWA - Elizabeth May will remain Green party leader despite a controversy over the Middle East that divided members and prompted her to consider stepping down. The party will revisit a convention re...
Aug 22, 2016
Teen girl calls 911 saying she was forced to go on vacation with parents: cops
TRENT HILLS, Ont. - Police have issued a stern warning to an Ontario teenager who called 911 saying she had been forced to go on vacation with her parents. Provincial police say a 15-year-old girl fro...
Aug 22, 2016

Royals to visit Vancouver, Victoria, Whitehorse during Canadian trip
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit an area in B.C. known for its ancient rainforests as well a community in Yukon that was a resting spot for Klondike gold miners when they come to Canada ne...
Aug 22, 2016

Alimentation Couche-Tard announces US$4.4-billion deal to boost presence in U.S.
MONTREAL - Alimentation Couche-Tard plans to further expand its presence in North America with a US$4.4-billion friendly acquisition, the biggest in the Laval, Que.-based company’s history, that...
Aug 22, 2016