Category Archives: Canada
Norwegian says his Philippine kidnapping was 'devastating'
INDANAN, Philippines - A Norwegian man freed by militants after a year of jungle captivity in the southern Philippines described the ordeal Sunday as “devastating,” carrying a backpack wit...
Sep 18, 2016
Researchers work to document lost shipwrecks of the St. Lawrence
MONTREAL - While Sir John Franklin’s doomed search for the Northwest Passage looms large in the Canadian consciousness, thousands of other shipwrecks lie in obscuri...
Sep 18, 2016
A look at the complex evolution of Canada's citizenship laws over the years
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia woman is speaking out after discovering she’s been ensnared by an obscure law that automatically revokes the citizenship of second-generation Canadians t...
Sep 18, 2016
'It was a complete shock': Arcane law strips unwitting Canadians of citizenship
VANCOUVER - Byrdie Funk had what some would call a quintessential, small-town Canadian upbringing. At two months old she moved from Mexico with her Canadian parents to a farming communi...
Sep 18, 2016
Winning ticket sold in B.C. for Saturday night's $9.7 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - A single winning ticket for Saturday night’s $9.7 million Lotto 649 jackpot was sold in British Columbia. The draw’s $1 million guaranteed prize was claimed by a ticket purchased...
Sep 18, 2016
Passenger hiding iguanas in luggage delays WestJet flight in Toronto
TORONTO - A WestJet flight was grounded in Toronto after customs officers determined there were iguanas loose in the aircraft. WestJet spokesperson Lauren Stewart says a passenger on a flight fro...
Sep 17, 2016
Officer severely injured in altercation at Calgary shopping mall
CALGARY - A police officer was severely injured after a struggle with a man at a Calgary shopping mall on Saturday and used his service firearm to defend himself. Calgary police say a suspect attacked...
Sep 17, 2016
NATO's Canadian-led battle group beginning to take shape in Latvia
OTTAWA - Defence chief Gen. Jonathan Vance says the Canadian-led NATO force in Latvia is starting to take shape, with several countries having expressed an interest in contributing troops and equipmen...
Sep 17, 2016
Rock star Bono praises Canada as a global leader at Montreal AIDS conference
MONTREAL - Canada is a leader when it comes to collaborating on global issues, rock star Bono said Saturday during his keynote address at a Montreal conference to fundraise for AIDS, malaria and ...
Sep 17, 2016
Emissions, First Nations and the IMF: three ways politics touched us this week
OTTAWA - Federal politicians were scarce on Parliament Hill this week, taking advantage of the last few days before Parliament returns to kick up their heels and work the barbecue circuit one last tim...
Sep 17, 2016