Category Archives: Canada
No 'great cause for concern' in Nova Scotia fish kill, federal scientist says
HALIFAX - Scientists have yet to find a cause for the massive fish kill off southwestern Nova Scotia, but one federal official said he doesn’t think there is a reason to be concerned based ...
Dec 30, 2016
Search for missing snowshoers on Vancouver's North Shore called off after 5 days
VANCOUVER - Police say search crews have run out of places where they can safely look for two men missing since Christmas Day in the back country of Vancouver’s North Shore Mountains. ...
Dec 30, 2016
College in Canada? After Trump's win, more students in the US consider it
For some college-bound students distressed by the election of Donald Trump, Canada is calling. Colleges from Quebec to British Columbia say applications and website traffic from the United States have...
Dec 30, 2016
Halifax Port Authority review finds Jim Spatz not in conflict of interest
HALIFAX - The Halifax Port Authority says a prominent developer appointed to the port’s board by the federal government is not in a conflict of interest. In a statement today, the...
Dec 30, 2016
14-year-old boy charged after senior, 80, allegedly sexually assaulted on trail
KINGSTON, N.S. - A 14-year-old boy has been charged with sexually assaulting an 80-year-old woman while she was walking on a public trail in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley.&n...
Dec 30, 2016
Saskatchewan has a problem with drunk driving; new law aims to change culture
REGINA - A Saskatchewan man whose daughter was killed by a drunk driver says new, tougher laws coming into force could reduce the number of impaired driving incidents. Allan Kerpan’s ...
Dec 30, 2016
Funeral Monday for retired teacher killed in Jordan terror attack
CORNER BROOK, N.L. - The retired Newfoundland schoolteacher killed in a Jordan terror attack this month will be laid to rest in Corner Brook on Monday. Linda Vatcher was one of 10 people killed D...
Dec 30, 2016
Mississauga, Ont., home explosion was a double suicide, investigators say
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - A house explosion that left two people dead and forced the evacuation of 69 homes west of Toronto last summer has been ruled a double suicide. The bodies of Robert Nadler...
Dec 30, 2016
System brings strong winds to Atlantic Canada, causing thousands of outages
HALIFAX - Thousands of people were without power in parts of Atlantic Canada on Friday due to a potent storm that brought strong winds and heavy rainfall to the region. Nova Scotia Powe...
Dec 30, 2016
Five stories in the news today, Dec. 30
Five stories in the news for Friday, Dec. 30 --- NO SIGN YET OF TWO MISSING SNOWSHOERS IN B.C. The search for two snowshoers missing in the backcountry of Vancouver’s North Shore is expected to ...
Dec 30, 2016