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 14, 2016

Bangladesh authorities continue to hold Toronto student over terrorist attack
DHAKA, Bangladesh - A University Toronto student detained in connection with a terrorist attack in Bangladesh will reportedly remain in custody for at least another week. A number of media outlets hav...
Aug 13, 2016

Theisen-Eaton, track cyclist ring up two more medals for Canada's Olympic women
RIO DE JANEIRO - It didn’t take long for Canada to match its track and field medal total from the London Olympics. Brianne Theisen-Eaton put a tough first day of the heptathlon behind her and fo...
Aug 13, 2016

No verdict on Day 1 of deliberations in Quebec election-night shooting trial
MONTREAL - The jurors deciding the fate of the man charged in Quebec’s 2012 election-night shooting ended their first day of deliberations on without returning a verdict. Richard Henry Bain, 65,...
Aug 13, 2016

Sweden digs in on proposal to ban lobsters from Europe
PORTLAND, Maine - Sweden is digging in on a proposal to ban imports of live lobsters into the European Union after a rebuke from American scientists, and the issue could go all the way to the World Tr...
Aug 13, 2016
Wandering moose inspires 400-mile cross-border trail
NEWCOMB, N.Y. - The 400-mile trek of a radio-collared moose named Alice is the inspiration for a proposed hiking trail from Ontario’s forested Algonquin Park to the heart of New York’s Adi...
Aug 13, 2016

MacLennan repeats as Canada wins medal of each colour on Day 7 of Rio Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO - Rosie MacLennan’s historic defence of her Olympic trampoline title highlighted a three-medal day for Canada on Friday at the Rio Games. MacLennan delivered an impressive mix of ...
Aug 13, 2016
Legal start-ups showcase innovative ideas at Canadian Bar Association contest
OTTAWA - A willingness to embrace technology might not be the first attribute that comes to mind when one thinks of the legal world. The Canadian Bar Association is trying to change that. At its annua...
Aug 13, 2016

Ticket sold in Prairies wins Friday's $60 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - There is one winning ticket for the $60 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw, and it was purchased somewhere in the Prairie provinces. Nineteen of the 42 MaxMillions prizes...
Aug 13, 2016

'I cried:' mother of man killed in Syria says feds failed Aaron Driver
CALGARY - A former Calgary woman whose 22-year-old radicalized son was killed while fighting alongside Islamic extremists in Syria two years ago says the federal government failed both Aaron Driver an...
Aug 13, 2016