Category Archives: Canada

Seven stories in the news for Friday, Oct. 21 --- ONTARIO, QUEBEC TO SIGN ELECTRICITY DEAL Ontario and Quebec will sign a new seven-year electricity agreement today when the two governments hold a joi...

OTTAWA - A new report on homelessness proposes nearly doubling federal spending on affordable housing over the next 10 years to effectively eliminate the problem. Two groups - the Canadian Observatory...

HALIFAX - The Royal Canadian Navy’s last steam-powered warship - HMCS Preserver - was officially retired Friday during an elaborate, rain-drenched ceremony along the Halifax waterfront, marking ...

ESTEVAN, Sask. - For Bruno the Labrador retriever, all’s well that ends well. The lucky dog is recovering under a vet’s care after being trapped at the bottom of a well for almost a month ...

Vancouver police hope the story of a man who broke into a home, stripped naked and began cooking eggs will encourage people to lock their doors. Police say the 35-year-old man also managed to damage t...

OTTAWA - They’re listening carefully to the noisy argument spilling out of their neighbour’s house - but for the moment they’re giving the appearance of keeping their noses out of it...

BELLA BELLA, B.C. - Blustery, wet weather thwarted efforts Thursday to assess the fallout of a sunken tugboat leaking diesel in a remote region off British Columbia’s central coast. All small bo...

VICTORIA - Six people died when the whale-watching boat Leviathan II capsized just west of Tofino, B.C. Here is a timeline of events: Oct. 25, 2015: Leviathan II left Tofino at 1:30 p.m. on a whale wa...

Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Oct. 20 ____ TRUMP NOT SAYING IF HE’LL ACCEPT ELECTION RESULTS: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he won’t commit to honouring...

VICTORIA - Entire communities have been honoured, individuals cited for heroism and boats blessed, but one year after the sinking of a whale-watching vessel off British Columbia that tossed 27 people ...