Canada Misc CDN News
Currently showing last 100 links of 15,567
Deadly avalanche weekend claims three lives
Mounties have confirmed the weekend's third avalanche fatality after a slide struck a group of skiers in Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park. Beavers challenge N.B. ski hill staff
The staff at Poley Mountain ski hill near Sussex, N.B., have found themselves in a battle with a bunch of four-legged hooligans. Airport security apologizes to B.C. woman, 82
The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority is apologizing after an 82-year-old B.C. woman was reduced to tears at Calgary International Airport security screening. B.C. city tries shipping container as homeless shelter
As Metro Vancouver's suburbs struggle to deal with growing numbers of homeless people, one company has come up with a unique housing solution: shipping containers. Woman, 82, 'humiliated' by airport security
An 82-year-old woman says she was humiliated by airport security who forced her to reveal her gel prosthesis during a recent public pat-down at Calgary's airport. Environment Canada mothballs leading-edge technology
OTTAWA — Environment Canada has mothballed some of the world's most advanced equipment for dealing with oil spills, tracking submarines and monitoring Arctic sea ice. Rejected tiger cub responding to care at Calgary Zoo
Veterinary staff at the Calgary Zoo are still working around the clock to save a days-old Siberian tiger cub that was rejected by its mother shortly after its birth, although the animal is showing signs of improvement. Inuit seek review of narwhal tusk trade ban
Nunavut's Inuit organization is taking the federal government to court over a recently imposed ban on the international export of narwhal tusks from many of the territory's communities. N.L. sealers applaud deal with ChinaMisc CDN | 207739 hits | 7:00 AM on Thursday | posted by Arctic_Menace
The head of a sealers group in Newfoundland and Labrador hopes Canada's deal to sell seal meat and oil to China will mean more work for seal hunters in Atlantic Canada.
Federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea has announced in Beijing that the two countrie Pair of deaths at Richmond hotel was a murder/suicide
Richmond Mounties say the deaths of two people at a hotel this weekend were the result of a murder/suicide. BC Assessment follows Google's lead to determine property values
BC Assessment is taking a page from Google Street View in its quest to snap an accurate picture of property values. Hundreds stranded for hours on Whistler gondola in -14 C
Isolde Semple doesn’t get the chance to go snowboarding in Whistler often, so she wasn’t too pumped to find herself stuck Monday in a freezing cold gondola for over two hours. 35 new red light cameras going online Tuesday
Thirty-five new red light cameras will be up and running at intersections across BC on Tuesday. By year's end, an additional one hundred cameras will be in operation. Politicians talk tough on coyotes
Donkeys, llamas, guard dogs, flashing lights, electric fences, and even keeping ewes and lambs inside locked barns won't guarantee sheep are safe from the growing coyote predation problem, producers told a farm meeting in Elmwood Saturday. Quebec bird deaths stump wildlife officials
MONTREAL — More than 80 pigeons have keeled over and died at a farm near Quebec City for unknown reasons, the latest in a string of mysterious animal deaths around the world. N.B. storm surges to continue: experts
Storm surges like the one that heavily damaged parts of New Brunswick's east coast in December may become more common, according to an environmental expert. Has this home ever been a grow-op?
Realtors in the Fraser Valley are fighting to make it easier to find out whether homes have been used as grow ops. The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board wants cities and towns to disclose whether a property has ever been investigated for marijuana cultivat Trans-Canada Highway reopens in Alta.
The Trans-Canada Highway in southeastern Alberta reopened early Monday afternoon after a snowstorm and whiteout conditions closed the road between Redcliff and Strathmore on Saturday afternoon. BCAA wants to know if distracted driving law is working
BCAA wants to know if you've stopped using a cell phone while driving since the province brought in its distracted driving law a year ago. It's asking people to fill out an online survey to find out whether the law is working. Program launched to help teens fight racism
It's a proactive, preventative approach to fight racism and discrimination. The City of Vancouver has released details about the 'CitizenU' project. Mission, BC homeowner fined $5,200 for growing cucumbers
There’s no way Len Gratto is paying a $5,200 fine to Mission city hall for growing cucumbers in his basement. Push on to plan bicentennial for Canada's first PMMisc CDN | 206620 hits | 8:37 AM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Sir John A. Macdonald seems to have slipped through the cracks in Canadian history, lost in that limbo seemingly reserved for great Canadians who didn't play hockey. Dozens come out for "No Pants SkyTrain Ride"
Dozens of people braved chilly weather to come out for the second annual "No Pants SkyTrain Ride" in Vancouver this afternoon.
The idea was to get as many people as possible to ride the subway without their pants. Highway 1 opens single lane following rock slide near Yale tunnel
A single lane has opened on Highway 1 near the Yale tunnel, allowing alternating traffic in both directions. Bodies found in Richmond, B.C., hotel
A man and a woman have been found dead as a result of apparent trauma in a Richmond, B.C., hotel, police say. Forum on building heights in downtown Vancouver
Increasing building heights in downtown Vancouver sets a dangerous precedent, according to a neighbourhood activist. And it's the reason Randy Helten says issues need to be hashed out at a forum he's put together. More webcams to watch BC highways
Planning your trip along some of BC's highways just got a little easier.
The Ministry of Transportation has added eight more webcams on their website drivebc.ca. Tot injured in Surrey fire diesMisc CDN | 206729 hits | 9:48 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
A Surrey, B.C., toddler injured in a fire earlier this week died early Saturday in hospital. Special avalanche warning issued for B.C.
Avalanche forecasters say a recent dump of snow in the southern B.C. backcountry, coupled with expected sunshine and blue skies, could lead to disaster this weekend. Butt bust yields haul of contrabandMisc CDN | 206866 hits | 9:38 AM on Saturday | posted by Alta_redneck
HOBBEMA � The largest seizure of illegal tobacco in Alberta�s history has also resulted in demands for the resignation of a chief and councilman on a central Alberta reserve. N.W.T. community fears wounded grizzly
A wounded grizzly bear that has evaded hunters for more than three weeks continues to keep people in a remote Northwest Territories community on high alert. Burned B.C. twins still struggling to stay alive
The condition of two toddlers clinging to life after an apartment fire in Surrey, B.C. has been downgraded to critical. Shopper questions store's best-before dates on chicken
A consumer is asking questions about the freshness of chicken in her local grocery store after a CTV News investigation revealed a B.C. Superstore changing the best-before date on fish. Section of Rideau Canal Skateway opens this weekend
The Rideau Canal will open to skaters for the first time this season on Saturday morning. Tsuu T'ina language brought back from the brink
Members of the Tsuu T'ina First Nation are partnering with the University of Calgary to keep their language alive. There are only about 50 people left who can fluently speak the Tsuu T'ina language, called Tsuutina, and the youngest person still fluent is Mayors blame province for flooding
The mayors of Lakeshore and Chatham-Kent are blaming shallow waters for the flooding near Lighthouse Cove this week, and want the province to dredge the mouth of the Thames River. Tenants ordered out of unsafe East Van building
The city of Vancouver is cracking down on buildings that don't meet fire code, even if it means forcing people out of their homes. Landslide closes Trans-Canada until late Saturday
The Trans-Canada Highway is not expected to reopen until about 11 p.m. PT Saturday, following a huge landslide in B.C.'s Fraser Canyon. Avalanche danger high across B.C., Alta.
The Canadian Avalanche Centre has issued a "special" warning the avalanche risk will be high in the southern B.C. backcountry in the coming days. Sask. chopping pine trees to save forest
The Saskatchewan government is chopping down a unique region of pine trees in the Cypress Hills area, which it says will make the forest healthier. Water problem hits Regina, Moose Jaw
People in Regina and Moose Jaw are being asked to reduce their water usage following the shut-down of the water treatment plant that supplies the two cities. Laser hits TV chopper, airliner over Calgary
A green laser lit up several aircraft over Calgary on Wednesday night. Police said that at about 6 p.m., a television news helicopter and a commercial aircraft with passengers were hit with the laser. Global warming blamed for brighter Arctic winter
The eternal darkness that blankets the High Arctic three months a year is becoming brighter every year and, according to one observer, it's the result of global warming. Explosion, fire at Alberta oilsands site
A fire has broken out at the Horizon oilsands site near Fort McKay in northern Alberta, officials with Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., which owns the site, confirmed. Ivory Coast's Gbagbo expels Canadian envoy
The Ivory Coast government of embattled leader Laurent Gbagbo expelled the British and Canadian envoys after the two countries said they no longer accepted his ambassadors, state television said Thursday. Young mom dies a week after first baby's birthMisc CDN | 206851 hits | 4:33 PM on Thursday | posted by wildrosegirl
When the Foothills Hospital nurses knew Jessica Gay was nearing death, they rushed her newborn daughter to her for a final, goodbye cuddle.Back to Canada News
News Topics
Last 5 Articles
- Canadian Forces college graduate ceremony truly global
"Wednesday, July 07 at 00:44" - Ontario Tory leader introduces Newcomers Employment Opportunities Act
"Monday, June 07 at 13:27" - Toronto Concert sets World Record at 30 Hours as the longest show on Earth
"Friday, October 23 at 02:38"
Recent Reviews
- War Horse 2012-01-02
- Legion 2010-01-23
- Zombieland 2009-10-02
- The Martyr's Oath: The Apprenticeship of a Homegrown Terrorist 2009-08-20
- Bachman Cummings 2009-06-22
- Star Trek 2009-05-03
- X-Me Origins: Wolverine 2009-05-01
- Soloist 2009-04-24
Dalton McGuinty Libe
LIBERAL GAS
Gas Pricing in Thund
Gas Pricing
Dalton McGuinty Gree
Dalton McGuinty Gree
Dalton McGuinty Heal
Mobile