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Teen dies suddenly at home, one week after Halloween crash that killed two others
A 16-year-old girl has died one week after she was in a collision that killed two people and injured 14 others on Halloween. Quebec's face-covering law heads for constitutional challenge
Civil liberties advocates are challenging the constitutionality of Quebec's face-covering ban, arguing it "directly infringes on the freedom of religion of individuals." British-Canadian couple fear son being tortured in Syria, plead for Canada's help securing releaseMisc CDN | 207074 hits | 9:24 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
British-Canadian couple John Letts and Sally Lane are pleading with the Canadian and British governments to get their son out of prison in northern Syria. When they last spoke with him in July, they say, he told them he was being tortured. Kamloops, B.C., man photographs cougar attack on a doe
Ryan Headlee was stopped in his truck when a cougar attacked a nearby deer on the road in front of him. Immigration minister dismisses Trump security concerns over newcomersMisc CDN | 206856 hits | 1:13 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Immigration, Citizenship, and Refugees Minister Ahmed Hussen is dismissing American-style security concerns over immigration, putting Canada’s new plan to bring in over a million newcomers over the next three years in stark contrast with the recent U.S. c Trudeau's chief fundraiser linked to Cayman Islands tax schemeMisc CDN | 207496 hits | 4:41 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A massive leak of data from an offshore law firm has revealed that Stephen Bronfman and his Montreal-based investment company were key players linked to a $60-million US offshore trust in the Cayman Islands that may have cost Canadians millions of dollars Overhanging snow at Regina's Mosaic Stadium closes 800 seats
Some snow collecting on the top of Mosaic Stadium has prompted some sections to be closed as a precaution. Senator calls for Cape Breton independence discussion
The topic of Cape Breton autonomy has been raised again, this time by well-respected Sen. Dan Christmas. "The hard and the fundamentally tragic reality is that Cape Breton is dying," said Christmas, who predicted the trend will continue unless something c Parks Canada kills 4 bull elk that 'persistently' entered Banff townsite
Parks Canada's annual elk cull started early this season, after the decision was made to kill four males that were "persistently and consistently" coming into the Banff townsite. Proper poppy protocol: How to wear the symbol of remembrance
The Royal Canadian Legion’s poppy donation trays are once again making their annual appearance across the country, so Canadians can don the symbolic flower ahead of Remembrance Day. Daylight saving time comes to an end this weekend -- amid renewed scrutiny
This is the weekend most Canadians will gain an hour of sleep as they switch from daylight saving time to standard time. Powell River Regional District wants to change name to Indigenous word 'qathet'
The district voted this week to seek a name change. By a four-to-three vote last week, directors approved asking the province to change the name to qathet Regional District, which means "working together." Payette takes on climate change deniers and horoscopes at science conference
One month into her new job as Canada's Governor General, Julie Payette is taking on fake news and bogus science. Jihadi Jack's anguished messages to his parents
Jack Letts, the middle-class Muslim convert from Oxford who escaped the former ISIS stronghold of Raqqa in Syria only to become a prisoner of a Kurdish militia, claims he has been tortured. B.C. brings in new hunting rules to protect wildlife after fires
British Columbia is taking steps to protect big game animals that survived summer wildfires in the southeastern part of the province. Canadian government set to unveil multi-year immigration planMisc CDN | 206830 hits | 12:27 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Liberal government will release its 2018 immigration plan today, and it will break from the tradition of a one-year plan in favour of a multi-year forecast. 14-vehicle pileup that killed at least 2 on Highway 400 like 'Armageddon,' police say
A stretch of Highway 400 about an hour north of downtown Toronto is closed in both directions this morning, after it was turned into a pile of "tangled, twisted metal" from a fatal pileup and subsequent fire that consumed some 14 vehicles. UBC student found not criminally responsible for dorm attack
A UBC student who attacked another student with a knife last year has been found not criminally responsible. 16-year-old saves overdosing man hours after naloxone training
Rayne Thompson took an overdose response training course over the weekend, but had no idea she’d have to use her knowledge so soon afterward. B.C. couple prepares to break another transatlantic boating record
Julie and Colin Angus have already crossed the Atlantic Ocean once in a rowboat and are now preparing to break a new transatlantic record by sending out a drone vessel to do the same. The guardian angel of the Surrey strip has died
"Little" Doug Nickerson — the man who saved 148 overdose victims on Surrey’s notorious 135A Street ‘strip’ in Whalley — has died. Petition to ban Halloween fireworks circulates in Vancouver
Vancouver man started petition to ban fireworks on Halloween after reaching his "breaking point" last year. More than a thousand people have signed the petition Chris Baisley started to ban the use of Roman candles, bottle rockets and firecrackers in Vanc 'William's Harbour is my home': Resettling an island off Labrador's south coast
This is the first story in a series about the resettlement of William's Harbour, an island off the coast of southern Labrador. Power will be cut in William's Harbour on Nov. 10, as 15 residents take the ferry out 'We're bringing Halloween to them:' Students decorate pumpkins for kids in hospital
Pumpkins painted to resemble cartoon characters were handed over to children at the Windsor Regional Hospital's Metropolitan Campus who won't be able to go trick or treating because their in hospital for treatment this Halloween. Beaver knocks out power to thousands after chewing down pole near Prince Albert
The city of Prince Albert, Sask., and a large chunk of northern Saskatchewan lost power for about an hour after a beaver partially chewed through a power pole southeast of the city on Sunday. SaskPower is calling this a very Canadian problem... 
Volunteers of a Royal Canadian Legion branch in Elmsdale, N.S., say they are hurt and disappointed by the way a local Dollarama rejected the non-profit’s poppy tray and donation boxes. Visible minorities now the majority in 5 B.C. cities
There are now five B.C. cities and one regional district where visible minorities make up the majority of the population, according to the latest census data. Canadian ice breaker finishes 150-day journey in Victoria
As the Polar Prince docked in B.C.'s capital following a tour of the country's coastlines, Canada's Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc announced that a goal to protect five per cent of Canada's oceans by year's end had been reached. Halifax councillor refuses to use the word 'marijuana' because he says it's racist against MexicansMisc CDN | 208225 hits | 9:24 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Coun. Shawn Cleary's comments prompted a Twitter firestorm, including comments from a fellow councillor: 'Only in Canada can you smoke it but not say it' B.C. man shot in Las Vegas faces threats onlineMisc CDN | 208046 hits | 9:06 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A B.C. man who survived after he was shot in the head in the Las Vegas massacre is being tormented online.Like many of the victims saddled with U.S. medical bills and unexpected travel costs after the shooting, Braden Matejka from Lake Country, B.C. Gatineau father accused of 'honour-based' violence against daughterMisc CDN | 207663 hits | 9:04 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Gatineau man is accused of honour-based violence against his daughter for not wearing her hijab in public.Police say the teenager told authorities she had suffered repeated violence by her father for more than a year. Canada's top cop said it would be 'reckless' to keep using federal government's IT service
Among his last moves as RCMP commissioner, Bob Paulson told the head of the federal government's tech support agency it would be reckless and "arguably criminal" for him to permit Shared Services Canada to continue delivering some IT services. 'Don't explore, don't experiment': Mushroom expert offers safety tips for pickers
Getting lost while foraging for mushrooms poses a greater risk to pickers than poisoning, according to one expert. A search is currently underway in Nanaimo for 73-year-old Bertha Hansen, who went missing on Sunday. On the weekend, a search for another mi 
Irving Oil has been ordered to pay $4 million for offences under the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act after an investigation related to the Lac Mégantic, Que., disaster. U.S. jets screaming over downtown Sarnia a sign of 'militarized' border, says mayor
Mike Bradley has written a letter to Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland about two A-10 Thunderbolt II planes, nicknamed "Warthogs" that have been roaring along the Canadian side of the border before flying low-level through downtown Sarni Small plane crash west of Calgary kills 2 people
Paramedics say two people were killed Thursday morning when a small plane went down near the Springbank Airport, just west of Calgary.One in five Canadians is immigrant, highest in 95 years
New national census data from 2016 shows a Canada that is growing increasingly diverse.
Misc CDN | 207969 hits | 2:04 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
New national census data from 2016 shows a Canada that is growing increasingly diverse. West Vancouver district wants couple to demolish $3M home
The District of West Vancouver wants two homeowners to demolish their $3-million home for allegedly failing to build it with the proper permits and mandatory home inspections. Wildfire feedback meetings to begin Sunday in Cariboo
The Cariboo Regional District is looking to the public for feedback on how the wildfires were handled over the summer of 2017. ICBC says crashes are 25% higher on Halloween
ICBC wants drivers to slow down and drive below the speed limit on Oct. 31. Compared to an average day, crashes spike by 25 per cent on Halloween, with 330 people injured in 920 crashes across B.C. Quebec Cree come together to remember 4 hunters lost on hunting trip near Waskaganish
With more than 450,000 square kilometres, the people of the vast territory known as Eeyou Istchee came together Wednesday in a tribute to four locals lost on a hunting trip. Saskatoon teacher apologizes after giving homework referencing 'Indians' and 'Eskimos'
Jaris Swidrovich's family was "shocked and disappointed" to see a worksheet with references to "Indians" and "Eskimos" sent home with his niece, a third grader at a Saskatoon Catholic school. Firefighter happens upon injured driver stranded 16 hours after crash
An off-duty B.C. volunteer firefighter out for a walk with his wife and dog is being credited with saving the life of a man trapped beside his car for 16 hours after a crash. B.C. man recalls harrowing details of rescuing girlfriend from black bear attack
A man from Mission, B.C., is still shaken after rescuing his girlfriend and dogs from a black bear attack. Flasch and his girlfriend were doing laundry on the night of Oct. 21 when his girlfriend went to let their dogs, Chip and Peanut, outside. Flasch sa Scientists pleased by 'good news' about Alert Arctic climate measurements
Scientists say they’re pleased that the federal government has committed to recruiting staff to send up to Alert and restore climate measurements to normal levels by January. Unidentified object seen near Southside Hills in St. John's
Residents of St. John's who were looking upwards around 6:40 p.m. are puzzled about what they saw — but sure they saw something. Bears killed after breaking into Mission home, biting two peopleMisc CDN | 206780 hits | 11:13 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Trudeau appoints Bob Rae as special envoy to MyanmarMisc CDN | 207132 hits | 10:34 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is appointing Bob Rae as Canada's special envoy to Myanmar, two months into a growing crisis that has left 600,000 Rohingya Muslims displaced.Back to Canada News
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