Category Archives: Canada
Weed on wheels: Victoria police arrest man running a marijuana vending cart
VICTORIA - The public may be used to seeing ice cream carts or beer carts at events on hot summer days, but not carts selling illicit substances. Victoria Police say they arrested a man pedalling a ma...
Nov 11, 2016
High waves challenge for crews lifting sunken tugboat off B.C. coast
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - As crews prepare the daunting task of lifting a 30-metre tug that sank off British Columbia’s central coast, the local First Nation says the federal government is hiding info...
Nov 11, 2016
Highlights from Leonard Cohen's written works
Leonard Cohen, who died at the age of 82, is being mourned around the world as a hugely influential singer and songwriter, as well as a poet and author. Here are some of Cohen’s written works: &...
Nov 11, 2016

Leonard Cohen leaves behind rich literary legacy with novels and poetry
TORONTO - As the world reflects on the musical legacy of the late Leonard Cohen, the Canadian icon is being remembered for his literary contributions where the acclaimed artist found his early taste o...
Nov 11, 2016

'That others may live': Families remember fallen search-and-rescue techs
OTTAWA - Liz Quinn struggles to hold back tears as she recites the oath taken by all military search-and-rescue technicians, which ends: “That others may live.” For her, the oath is more t...
Nov 11, 2016
Quick Facts about military search-and-rescue technicians
OTTAWA - As Canadians mark Remembrance Day on Friday, they are being encouraged to remember the 13 military search-and-rescue technicians who have died in the line of duty since 1947. Here are some fa...
Nov 11, 2016

Canadians remember and say thank you to those who served and sacrificed
OTTAWA - Canadians from coast to coast paused in remembrance and gratitude Friday for those who offered their lives in service of their country - but it was one young woman’s personal gesture th...
Nov 11, 2016
Four stories in the news Friday, Nov. 11
Four stories in the news for Friday, Nov. 11 --- FANS, CELEBRITIES AND POLITICIANS REMEMBER LEONARD COHEN People from all walks off life are mourning the death of Leonard Cohen. The legendary composer...
Nov 11, 2016

'The best wordsmith in contemporary song:' Canadian musicians pay tribute to Cohen
For many Canadian musicians who grew up listening to and being inspired by Leonard Cohen, his death announced on Thursday hit the saddest of notes. “An elegant practitioner of the senses. Fully ...
Nov 10, 2016

A timeline of key dates in the life and career of Leonard Cohen
Some key dates in the life and career of Leonard Cohen: Sept. 21, 1934: Leonard Cohen is born in Montreal. 1945: Cohen’s father dies. 1951: He enrols at McGill University, where he goes onto win...
Nov 10, 2016