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Actor, athlete Johnny Issaluk stripped of Order of Canada
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon has stripped actor and athlete Johnny Issaluk of the Order of Canada. A regulatory notice being published Saturday says Issaluk's appointment was terminated Aug. 31. An a...
Oct 14, 2022
Masai Ujiri, Kent Monkman appointed to Order of Canada
OTTAWA - Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri and Cree artist Kent Monkman are among the dozens of people newly named to Canada's highest civilian honour. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon announced 85 appointmen...
Jun 30, 2023
All of California city under evacuation order amid deluge
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) - The entire community of Montecito, California and surrounding canyons were ordered to evacuate Monday amid a deluge of rain that has flooded roads and swollen waterways. The ...
Jan 09, 2023
Evacuation order issued for N.W.T. community as wildfire nears
SAMBAA K'E, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES - The Northwest Territories government says a community near the Alberta boundary is under an evacuation order due to a nearby wildfire. N.W.T. fire says the 980-squa...
May 31, 2023
Evacuation order lifted in La Loche, Clearwater River DN
Residents from La Loche and Clearwater River Dene Nation have been given the green light to return home.The evacuation order was lifted on Sunday afternoon with Clearwater River and La Loche posting a...
May 07, 2023
Family doctors should learn to treat addiction, not shun patients: scientist
VANCOUVER - Family doctors should be on the front lines of addiction treatment but many are unwilling to learn about substance use even as a national overdose crisis worsens, says the head of medical ...
Dec 14, 2017
A look at how North American sports are doing in their plans to return
As areas of North America work toward easing restrictions put in place to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the sporting landscape that had ground to a halt three months ago is starting to re-...
Jun 11, 2020
Gutter politics: DNC sorry after campaign bus dumps sewage
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - The Democratic National Committee has apologized after one of its campaign buses was spotted dumping raw sewage along a road outside Atlanta. News outlets report a Lawrenceville a...
Oct 19, 2016
Raccoon gets busy in backseat of convertible, giving birth
SARASOTA, Fla. - A pregnant raccoon decided to get busy in the backseat of a convertible - giving birth. Employees at an auto detailing shop in Florida’s Manatee County first discovered the moth...
Jul 14, 2017
Police seek man who took a puppy and 4 kittens from Barrie, Ontario, pet shop
BARRIE, Ont. - Police say they’re trying to track down a man who allegedly stole a puppy and four kittens from a central Ontario pet store. Investigators say the animals were taken from the Barr...
Jun 26, 2017