Category Archives: Canada
Canadian drone racer says sport better version of Formula One racing
VICTORIA - Andrew Meyer says he’s chasing the future as he travels the world competing in drone racing events in what is one of the world’s newest competitions. The 26-year-old university ...
Aug 16, 2016
First case of Zombie fly parasite confirmed in honey bees in Nanaimo, B.C.
VANCOUVER - A beekeeper in Nanaimo, B.C., is the first to document what could be a devastating parasite in Canadian honey bees. Sarah Wallbank says she noticed bees from her hive were flying erratical...
Aug 16, 2016
Painful memories causing sleepless nights for Fort McMurray fire victims: study
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Genevieve Belleville is struck most about the many Fort McMurray residents who are having nightmares and trouble sleeping. The psychology professor at Laval University in Quebec...
Aug 16, 2016
Police respond to women flinging dog feces at each other in neighbour dispute
BROCKVILLE, Ont. - Two Ontario women got some advice from police on neighbourly harmony after a dispute between the two neighbours saw volleys of dog feces being flung across the property line. Police...
Aug 16, 2016
Actor Emma Thompson visits Nunavut hamlet in fight against seismic testing
CLYDE RIVER, Nunavut - British actor Emma Thompson says she received a lesson in the pervasiveness of modern celebrity as Inuit children surrounded her at a grocery store in a remote Canadian Arctic c...
Aug 16, 2016
Trudeau's appeal for donations irks expats still barred from voting
TORONTO - An appeal by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Canadians living abroad for donations to the Liberal party has struck a sour note with disenfranchised long-term expats. The cash solicitation o...
Aug 16, 2016
Alberta government to ban spear hunting after online bear video sparks outrage
CALGARY - The Alberta government says an online video showing a black bear being killed by a spear is unacceptable and it plans to ban the practice. The video posted in June on the YouTube account of ...
Aug 16, 2016
'A bunch of losers:' Jason Kenney condemns tweet with Notley in crosshairs
CALGARY - Conservative MP Jason Kenney says a negative tweet featuring Alberta Premier Rachel Notley’s face sitting inside the crosshairs of a scope came from an attention-seeking loser. The twe...
Aug 16, 2016
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, Aug. 15 ___ GOVERNMENT OVERHAULS IMMIGRATION DETENTION SYSTEM: Immigration holding facilities in Vancouver and Laval, Que., will be replaced as part of a $138...
Aug 16, 2016
Head of B.C. non-profit surprised by ethics safeguards involving Wilson-Raybould
OTTAWA - Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould is being shielded from any funding decisions affecting a Vancouver-based, non-profit organization run by a relative. “The minister of justice takes...
Aug 16, 2016