Category Archives: Canada
Whale watchers witness battle of behemoths in waters off Vancouver Island
VANCOUVER - A whale watching association says a battle between some of the largest creatures in the seas off the coast of British Columbia appeared to end with the human equivalent of fist waving and ...
Aug 11, 2016
Spike in drug-impaired driving could follow pot legalization: documents
OTTAWA - Before proceeding with its pot-legalization agenda next spring, the Liberal government is promising to tackle the issue of drug-impaired driving, which bureaucrats say could spike considerabl...
Aug 11, 2016
Six stories in the news today, Aug. 11
Six stories in the news today from The Canadian Press: --- TERROR SUSPECT KILLED IN ONTARIO Terrorism suspect Aaron Driver was killed in a confrontation with police in the southern Ontario town of Str...
Aug 11, 2016
Suspect dead after RCMP confront terror threat in Strathroy, Ont.: source
OTTAWA - Terrorism suspect Aaron Driver was killed in a confrontation with police in the southern Ontario town of Strathroy, The Canadian Press has learned. Driver, originally from Winnipeg and in his...
Aug 10, 2016
Terrorism suspect Aaron Driver was subject of peace bond; aroused suspicions
WINNIPEG - Last year, federal authorities were so suspicious Aaron Driver might have ties to a terrorist group that he bounced in and out of jails and courtrooms for months, all without any actual cha...
Aug 10, 2016
Canadian women win bronze medal in 4x200-metre freestyle relay at Rio Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO - The Canadian women’s 4×200-metre freestyle relay team won bronze at the Rio Olympics on Wednesday night. Katerine Savard of Pont-Rouge, Que., B.C.-born Taylor Ruck of Scott...
Aug 10, 2016
RCMP Says it Thwarted Possible Terrorist Threat
OTTAWA - A terrorism suspect was killed in a confrontation with police in the southern Ontario town of Strathroy, The Canadian Press has confirmed. The Mounties say they received credible information ...
Aug 10, 2016
Pot-bellied pig with 'heart of a lion' survives mauling, on the road to recovery
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A pig with a profile is getting even more attention in Prince George, B.C., as he recovers from a mauling by two neighbourhood dogs. Rex is a miniature pot-bellied pig who entert...
Aug 10, 2016
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Aug. 10 ___ RELIGIOUS FREEDOM OFFICE TAINTED BY PERCEPTION IT WAS POLITICAL: An internal review of efforts by the previous Conservative government to promo...
Aug 10, 2016
No harm in Ring of Fire bikini video, mining company CEO says
TORONTO - The head of a Canadian mining company sees no harm in a promotional video featuring two women in bikini tops, crop tops and shorts extolling the virtues of the so-called Ring of Fire - sex s...
Aug 10, 2016