Category Archives: Canada

Events in Newfoundland and Labrador, Ottawa mark 15th anniversary of 9/11
GANDER, N.L. - Motorcycle engines rumbled on the tarmac of a Newfoundland and Labrador airport Sunday as Canadians and Americans gathered to reflect on the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attac...
Sep 11, 2016
Saskatoon kennel posts online that 14 dogs died from heater malfunction
SASKATOON - A kennel in Saskatoon says that 14 dogs in its care perished Saturday due to a malfunctioning heater. Playful Paws Pet Centre posted on its Facebook page that a mechanical failure on a roo...
Sep 10, 2016
NATO allies headed to Halifax for Canadian-led military exercise
HALIFAX - Warships from NATO countries will be in Halifax this week for a Canadian-led military exercise aimed at bolstering anti-submarine warfare capabilities. The Defence Department said six countr...
Sep 10, 2016
U.K.-Canada WestJet plane declares emergency, lands in Iceland
LONDON - WestJet says a flight from London to Edmonton diverted to Iceland on Saturday after the crew discovered a “potential mechanical issue.” The pilots aboard the Boeing 767 declared a...
Sep 10, 2016
Judge in "knees together" case admits "non-existent" knowledge of criminal law
CALGARY - A Federal Court judge facing possible removal from the bench for inappropriate remarks he made to a sex assault complainant admits his knowledge of Canadian criminal law at the time was R...
Sep 10, 2016
Opposition disorder, China, cable TV: 3 things in federal politics this week
OTTAWA - It was a week of semantic satiation in Ottawa, with politicos parsing “anti-Canadian values” so many times that the phrase seemed to become almost meaningless. Conservative leader...
Sep 10, 2016
Ex-CIDA staffers need a decade to adjust to 'cultural change': report
OTTAWA - Former employees of now defunct Canadian International Development Agency might need as long as a decade to get used to the idea they have been subsumed by the larger foreign ministry. That i...
Sep 10, 2016
Site C project not in keeping with constitution or UN declaration: Bellegarde
OTTAWA - The federal government’s approach to the Site C dam project in British Columbia is not in keeping with Canada’s constitution nor with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenou...
Sep 10, 2016
No winning ticket for Friday night's $55 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $55 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. However, six of the MaxMillion prizes of $1 million dollars each were won - three in Ontario, t...
Sep 10, 2016
Winnipeg man's GoFundMe page hopes to raise money to shed excess skin
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg man has set up a GoFundMe page with his sights set on raising $20,000 to help him get surgery to remove the excess skin left after he lost more than 200 pounds in less than two y...
Sep 09, 2016