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New gender option available on Alberta ID cards
Albertans have a new option when in comes to listing their gender on provincial documents and identification. An X has been added to the gender choices of M and F — male or female — on driver's licences, identification cards and vital statistics records s Nunavut hunter takes down 2 polar bears with one shot after 'scary' close call
A pair of hunters became the hunted at their camp near the floe edge near Coral Harbour, Nunavut. "It turned out I had fired both barrels simultaneously, which killed the first bear and knocked the second bear out," Netser said. 'And then, the bear got up': A young Inuk's harrowing rite of passage
Jack Allakariallak has been on hunting trips since he was 2 weeks old. He started with small game like ptarmigan and arctic hare, but as he got older he set his sights on harvesting a polar bear. It's a big part of Jack's Inuit culture. B.C. man facing $500 fine for putting out garbage bins too early
A B.C. man is facing the prospect of a $500 fine for leaving his garbage and recycling bins out on the curb two hours too early. According to Coquitlam bylaws, residents aren't allowed to take out their bins until 5:30 a.m. to avoid attracting bears, coug Asylum seekers who crossed the border into Quebec now finding their way into ManitobaMisc CDN | 206916 hits | 1:14 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Justin Trudeau Was Accused Of "Groping" A Reporter At A Music Festival In 2000
The incident allegedly took place when Trudeau was 28. The prime minister's press secretary told BuzzFeed News he doesn't recall "any negative interactions." G7 summit: Violent protesters throw flares as leaders meet in Canada
A coalition of anti-colonial, anti-capitalist groups take to the streets of Quebec City in Canada despite the heavy police presence. Groups lay in streets, lit fires and flares, and destroyed flags. Nova Scotia shortlisted as potential site for world's first whale sanctuary
An undisclosed spot somewhere off Nova Scotia has been shortlisted as a potential site for the world's first seaside sanctuary for whales and dolphins born in captivity. SPCA calls for ban on horse-drawn carriage tours on Victoria streets
Despite their tourist appeal, horse-drawn carriages and trolleys in Victoria, B.C. have become a safety concern and should be confined to city parks, according to the BC SPCA. Keep your camera handy: Stories of Manitoba lake monsters told for centuries but proof remains elusive
As the weather heats up for another Manitoba summer, don't forget the essential cottage country checklist: hat, sunscreen, bug repellent and binoculars for sighting lake monsters. Vancouverites are on high alert as crows dive-bomb pedestrians
Sometime around May and June every year, Vancouver’s most notorious feathered felons strike. Crows are known for dive bombing pedestrians across the city annually, this year being no exception and the season may even last a bit longer. More cougar encounters expected in B.C. as houses replace wilderness
A British Columbia conservation officer says there will be more human-wildlife conflict as real estate development continues to encroach on wilderness areas. Three cougars had to be killed between Thursday and Saturday in a residential part of Port Coquit Feral peacocks attacking vehicles in Surrey, B.C.
Car owners in Surrey, B.C., have been left counting the costs after their cars were attacked by feral peacocks. For years, residents in the Sullivan Heights neighbourhood have complained about the noise and property damage caused by the feathered vandals Picture-perfect iceberg dazzles on Newfoundland's Bonavista Peninsula
Crowds are flocking to the beaches of Upper Amherst Cove on Newfoundland's Bonavista Peninsula this week to get a look at a majestic-looking iceberg about 100 metres from shore. Cats survive in vehicle for 22 days after Edmonton Humane Society forgets them
The Edmonton Humane Society says it has adopted new procedures after a team that was transporting animals to its shelter accidentally left three cats inside a vehicle, and they weren't discovered for 22 days. Cost estimate for navy supply ships climbs by more than $1 billion
The estimated cost of building two new supply ships for the Canadian navy has climbed to $3.4 billion, an official in the procurement minister’s office said Tuesday. That's a $1.1 billion increase over the last projection for the Joint Support Ship progra 
Rescuers helped a grateful male orca who was caught in some commercial prawn-fishing gear off Vancouver Island. No tsunami or damage expected after small earthquake off B.C. coast
A small earthquake has been detected off of British Columbia's coast. Earthquakes Canada says the 4.2-magnitude quake struck Saturday afternoon, 94 kilometres west of the village of Masset, B.C., in the Haida Gwaii archipelago. Liberals to give $50 million to Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba to help with influx of asylum seekersMisc CDN | 207296 hits | 10:50 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The provinces have asked for much more, with Quebec saying its costs are closer to $146 million, although this includes projected future costs Israel agrees to halt deportations of Canada-bound asylum-seekersMisc CDN | 208328 hits | 1:38 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Ottawa has reached a deal with Israel to suspend removals of asylum seekers waiting for resettlement to Canada. Budget says some paper currency will no longer be legal tender
Buried deep in the 367-page budget, the Liberal government announced Tuesday some paper currency will no longer be accepted as legal tender. 29 injured in multi-vehicle crash on Coquihalla Highway
More than two dozen people were taken to hospital, and 136 were sent to warming centres, after a crash involving two buses, two semi-trailers and two passengers vehicles on the Coquihalla Highway 25 kilometres north of Hope. Bridge collapses into flooded river in Port Bruce, Ont.
A transport truck driver was stranded inside the cab of his vehicle when the bridge he was travelling over in Port Bruce, Ont. collapsed Friday into rushing flood waters. Woman pulls dog out of icy waters in dramatic footage
Video captured on a cellphone shows the dramatic moment that a woman rescued a dog after it fell through the ice on frozen lake in East Vancouver. The dog, whose name is Tessa, was towelled off, seemed to recover quickly from the mishap, and began playing 
The Canadian prime minister’s schedule includes just half-a-day of official engagements in New Delhi. Alberta high school students face off at Edmonton robotics competition
The Alberta Provincial VEX Robotics Championship geared up at NAIT this morning with 45 teams battling for three spots in the upcoming world championship in Louisville, Ky. CRTC rejects call for public inquiry into aggressive telecom sales practices
A consumer group says CRTC’s refusal to hold a public inquiry into numerous claims of aggressive and misleading sales practices by Canada’s major telecoms will hurt consumers. Incredible North Shore mountain rescue caught on video
Video footage shot by climber from Crown Mountain shows dramatic helicopter rescue from treacherous terrain by North Shore Rescue. North Shore Rescue was alerted just after dark on Feb.12. A ground team was deployed immediately to hike the estimated five It may not be finished, but the Canadian High Arctic Research Station is ahead of schedule
Researchers began occupying the Cambridge Bay facility in 2015. While the federal government hasn't set a date for a grand opening, the CHARS main research facility is weeks away from completion. Canada raises 'concerns' over Israel's mass deportation plan for African migrantsMisc CDN | 208261 hits | 9:27 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Canada is opposed to Israel's plan to deport or imprison thousands of African asylum seekers and has officially registered its concerns. Vancouver's Lunar New Year parade celebrates 45 years
The Lunar New Year, which is celebrated in many Asian countries, follows the Lunisolar calendar and occurs on the first day of the lunar month. Vancouver police are asking people to be patient getting to and from the area as up to 100,000 spectators are e Brown accuser won award from CTVMisc CDN | 208106 hits | 2:19 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
One of Patrick Brown's accusers received an award from CTV, the media company that first reported the allegations against the former Ontario PC leader, the Toronto Sun has learned. Ottawa to present plan to amend policy that rejects immigrants on medical grounds, Hussen saysMisc CDN | 209295 hits | 11:04 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says he will present a plan in April to amend an outdated policy that excludes immigrants based on medical condition, but the NDP wants the government to act with greater urgency to end the discriminatory clause. Men-only RCMP Facebook group crosses line of conduct, say female RCMP members
Female RCMP members say a secret Facebook group restricted to male RCMP members reinforces the boys' club nature of the force at a time when it is facing harassment lawsuits. Russian doping lab whistleblower accused of being recruited in Canada to spy
Top Russian Olympic officials have found a new scapegoat in their attempts to explain away a state-sponsored cheating program.
Grigory Rodchenkov, the whistle-blowing former head of Moscow's anti-doping laboratory, was a spy recruited and trained in Ca Toronto firefighter believed missing found 'alive and in good health' in California
A Toronto firefighter who mysteriously went missing while on a ski trip to upstate New York has been found "alive and in good health" in California, New York State Police say. 8 calls for help keep North Shore Rescue busy on B.C. Family Day
North Shore Rescue crews were kept busy on B.C. Family Day with eight calls for help, including one on Crown Mountain that required a helicopter rescue the following morning. 'I think that is our busiest day to date,' said team leader Mike Danks. Kim Campbell says female broadcasters should not bare arms
Former Canadian prime minister says women should cover up on TV Canada to launch new border security app that could go globalMisc CDN | 207101 hits | 8:12 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The federal government is embarking on a new pilot program that will allow people to cross borders faster if they create a digital profile filled with their personal information on their mobile devices. Is Canada home to anti-India Sikh extremists'Misc CDN | 207431 hits | 8:10 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Is Canada home to Sikh extremists trying to pump fresh air into the dying embers of the so-called Khalistan movement that seeks the breaking up of India to create a separate Sikh country in Punjab?Are there such anti-India Sikhs in the federal cabinet and How a backwards shirt led to a lesson in kindness for P.E.I. kindergarten class
Substitute teacher Marie McGaugh witnessed a remarkable act of kindness last week in her kindergarten class at Souris Regional School. McGaugh said one little child in the circle looked at another and, meaning no harm, said, "Your shirt is on backwards." Yo-ho-ho and 900 litres of rum: Tall ship circling globe with spirited cargo
When Nova Scotia’s Picton Castle sets sail from Lunenburg Harbour on a round-the-world voyage this spring, it’ll have a little something special sloshing about in its hold. On Wednesday, four big barrels holding 900 litres of rum were hoisted on board. Swimming lessons for water-challenged dogs begin in northeast B.C.
One of the most basic swimming moves may be the doggy paddle, but that doesn't mean every canine takes naturally to water. Tricia Ouellette runs a canine hydrotherapy centre near Fort St. John, catering to dogs with joint problems and other injuries that Helicopter described as 'Achilles heel' could respond to only 1 in 5 medevac calls
A health official called it the weak spot of the air ambulance service, because it can’t fly at night or in bad weather. It also can't land at the major hospital in St. John's. Coast Guard patrol ship heading back to St. John's after taking on water
The Canadian Coast Guard patrol ship Cygnus is heading to St. John's after taking on water, 260 nautical miles east of the island. Misc CDN | 207215 hits | 11:57 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Canada is accepting a higher proportion of asylum seekers than it has at any time in almost three decades, a CBC News investigation has found. Woman sues ex-boyfriend for half of $6M lottery prize
A Chatham, Ont. woman is hoping a jury will help her claim more than $3 million that has been stuck in legal limbo since her ex-boyfriend cashed in a winning lottery ticket half of which, she says, belongs to her. Sinkhole swallows stretch of Trans-Canada in western Newfoundland
This is far from a pint-sized pothole. RCMP are warning drivers that eastbound traffic is down to one lane and people are asked to slow down in the area.Back to Canada News
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