Murray Wood: A party 100 years in the making
Murray Wood and a couple of hundred others attended a birthday party on the weekend for a woman who turned 100, and cele...
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Military adds more generals and admirals than soldiers or sailors
OTTAWA - The Canadian military has been getting heavier up top and not in the muffin sort of way. New figures show the ranks of the Canadian Forces' senior brass have been growing at a much faster rat...
May 03, 2018
Trudeau won’t say whether Liberals will delay cannabis legalization
OTTAWA - With one Senate committee after another recommending changes, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau left the door open a crack Wednesday to the possibility of a delay in enacting his Liberal governme...
May 03, 2018
New Brunswick floods: ‘This could get very uncomfortable,’ officials warn
By Kevin Bissett, The Canadian Press SAINT JOHN, N.B. - People fled their homes Wednesday as rising floodwater threatened to surpass record-setting levels along the Saint John River, with one fire chi...
May 02, 2018
PM sells Trans Mountain pipeline as Amazon announces expansion in Vancouver
By Amy Smart, The Canadian Press VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promoted the expansion of retail giant Amazon's technology hub in Vancouver on Monday as he used the region's record-high gas...
May 01, 2018
Toronto subway ‘Decpacito’-playing busker busted by TTC officers
TORONTO - One of two accordion players who have been performing the hit song "Despacito" on Toronto subway trains will soon face a justice of the peace. A spokesman for Toronto Transit Commission says...
May 01, 2018 A pair of accordion players serenade riders on a Toronto subway car with a rendition of Despacito, a song that topped the charts in 2017 following the release of a remix featuring Justin Bieber. (Streets of Toronto/Twitter)
'Absolute jerks:' Paralyzed player's parents deal with phoney fundraiser
By Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press CALGARY - Tom and Michelle Straschnitzki have seen the best in people over the last three weeks as their son has worked to recover after being paralyzed in a cras...
Apr 30, 2018
This is only a test; trial run coming next week for emergency alert system
OTTAWA - Millions of cellphones, tablets and other portable devices will sound off across the country next week to test Canada's new public emergency alert system. The country's broadcast and telecom ...
Apr 30, 2018
Eight women and two men killed in Toronto van attack: coroner
Michelle McQuigge , The Canadian Press TORONTO - After four days of painstaking "scientific" efforts to identify the victims of a horrific attack in Toronto, authorities released on Friday the names o...
Apr 28, 2018
Broncos tribute concert attracts thousands including star NHL players
Ryan McKenna, The Canadian Press SASKATOON - Canadian country singer Gord Bamford reached over after performing the song "Little Guy" and grabbed the hand of Carson Haugan, the son of late Humboldt Br...
Apr 28, 2018
Dad of Humboldt Bronco killed in crash wants Saskatchewan to fix intersections
REGINA - The family of one of the players killed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash wants the Saskatchewan government to improve safety at highway intersections and to make the work a priority. Sixteen...
Apr 27, 2018
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8:30 - Canada and the province of Alberta are at a bit of a crossroads. While talks of separatism remain just talks, doe...
