Category Archives: Canada
Man who tied lawn chair to 120 balloons, flew over Stampede, facing hefty fine
CALGARY - A Calgary man is facing a hefty fine for strapping 120 helium balloons to a lawn chair and soaring high into the air above the Stampede grounds in 2015. Daniel Boria admitted to dangerous op...
Dec 22, 2016
A by-the-numbers look at the new child benefit's impact on local poverty rates
OTTAWA - In June, the federal government released estimates about local impacts on child poverty rates in some of Canada’s biggest cities. Documents obtained by The Canadian Press under the Acce...
Dec 22, 2016
Necropsy on endangered killer whale shows animal suffered blunt-force trauma
VANCOUVER - A necrospy on an endangered killer whale found floating off the coast of British Columbia showed the animal had blunt-force trauma to its head and neck, officials say. The male orca, found...
Dec 22, 2016
N.B. health deal weakens provincial bargaining position, hardens federal resolve
OTTAWA - New Brunswick’s decision Thursday to strike a separate health funding deal with the Trudeau government has weakened the premiers’ bargaining position and hardened Ottawa’s r...
Dec 22, 2016
Documents raise questions about child benefit's impact on poverty rates
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are sticking by their claims of the ability of the Canada Child Benefit to lift children out of poverty as newly released documents raise questions about whether its effe...
Dec 22, 2016
Serial animal killer may be on the loose in London, Ont.: humane society
A number of gruesome discoveries involving mutilated animals have prompted a southwestern Ontario humane society to warn pet owners about a possible serial animal killer on the loose. Last week, polic...
Dec 22, 2016
'I'll see you:' Human trafficker charged anew after alleged courtroom threat
HALIFAX - A convicted human trafficker is facing new charges after allegedly threatening his “vulnerable, traumatized” teenage victim in full view of a Halifax courtroom. Owen Gibson-Skeir...
Dec 22, 2016
Newfoundland celebrates as Hibernia produces one-billionth barrel of oil
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador is celebrating its one-billionth barrel of oil at the Hibernia offshore oil field. Premier Dwight Ball says the province has come a long way since Hi...
Dec 22, 2016
Nova Scotia prosecutors drop charges against Internet 'black widow'
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia prosecution service has dropped charges against an 81-year-old woman best known for killing and poisoning her intimate partners. Melissa Shepard - often referred to as the In...
Dec 22, 2016
International climate targets good for global fisheries: B.C. researchers
VANCOUVER - Sticking to international targets for global temperature increases could have a major benefits for fisheries around the world, say researchers in British Columbia. A new study from the Uni...
Dec 22, 2016