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Priciest territorial contaminated sites include abandoned mine, former town site
YELLOWKNIFE - Three of Canada's five most expensive federal contaminated sites are abandoned mines in the North. Former resource extraction projects are also among the most costly sites where the terr...
Jan 22, 2023
Feral dog packs kill 6 Indian children, terrifying villagers
LUCKNOW, India - Roaming packs of feral dogs have killed six children in the last week in north India, terrifying villagers who have begun keeping their children home from school and killing any dogs ...
May 07, 2018
Wall Street feuds with Warren, much to her apparent delight
NEW YORK - Senator Elizabeth Warren's fight with Wall Street escalated when billionaire investor Leon Cooperman called the presidential candidate's proposal to put a new tax on the nation's wealthiest...
Nov 14, 2019
'Pay-what-you-feel' grocery store opens in Vancouver, aims to combat food insecurity
VANCOUVER - More than 35.5 million tonnes of food is thrown out each year in Canada, but one group in Vancouver is hoping to divert some of that to help people who are food insecure. The Food Stash Fo...
Oct 01, 2021
WestJet cancels more than 150 flights following surprise mechanics union strike
A surprise strike by unionized airline mechanics at WestJet has left thousands of the airline's passengers wondering whether they will get to their destinations today after the airline cancelled more ...
Jun 30, 2024
Muslims in fear as police crack down in India's heartland
MEERUT, India - Sometimes Arshad Hussain disappears. He will be sitting on the bed, watching relatives, neighbours and journalists pour into his house when suddenly scenes of his dead son wash over hi...
Jan 07, 2020
In line and in life, Harvey's victims wait and worry
PASADENA, Texas - The line snakes on and on, along a wall inside the shopping mall, each person in search of help after a hurricane swamped their town. As they wait, they ruminate. Samantha Cusson, a ...
Sep 03, 2017
'I think I dated a serial killer': a P.A. woman's week with Elizabeth Wettlaufer
When Beth came through the arrival gate at Saskatoon's Diefenbaker International Airport, she ran over and gave Sheila Andrews a big hug. Andrews, a 50-year-old kitchen worker, had met Beth through an...
Jun 01, 2017
'I think I dated a serial killer': a P.A. woman's week with Elizabeth Wettlaufer
When Beth came through the arrival gate at Saskatoon's Diefenbaker International Airport, she ran over and gave Sheila Andrews a big hug. Andrews, a 50-year-old kitchen worker, had met Beth through an...
Jun 01, 2017
Blowing smoke? E-cigarettes might help smokers quit
People who used e-cigarettes were more likely to kick the habit than those who didn’t, a new study found. Nicotine patches, gums and medications are known to aid smoking cessation, but thereR...
Jul 27, 2017