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Hail-fighting pilots fly into the hearts of Prairie storms to limit damage on the ground | Calgary HeraldMisc CDN | 206503 hits | 11:19 AM on Friday | posted by Alta_redneck
Prison Break actor rescues distressed Canada goose
Prison Break actor Robert Knepper helped rescue a distressed Canada goose on Tuesday along with his wife, a TransLink supervisor, and McDonald's staff. 
Mel Hurtig — Edmonton publisher, bookseller, activist and publisher of The Canadian Encyclopedia — died Wednesday at the age of 84. Pour some kibble on me: deaf shepherd finds happy home
A deaf dog that was left at the SPCA has found a loving family fluent in sign language. Ardent nationalist, author and publisher Mel Hurtig dies at age 84 | CTV News
Mel Hurtig, the ardent nationalist behind "The Canadian Encyclopedia," died of pneumonia Wednesday in a Vancouver hospital. He was 84. Bold wolf prompts tent camping ban in Banff National Park
More than 200 campers staying in tents had to be relocated from Two Jack Main and Lakeside campgrounds in Banff National Park due to the bold behaviour of a wolf. Half of Canadians support travel ban to protect Canada from terrorism: pollMisc CDN | 206947 hits | 1:27 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The idea of a ban on people coming from countries affected by terrorism has been an issue in this year's U.S. presidential election, but it appears half of Canadians are on side with it. Red Cross raises $299 million for Fort McMurray wildfire recovery effort
The Canadian Red Cross raised $299 million for recovery efforts in Fort McMurray following the wildfire. Police name Bangladeshi-Canadian as Dhaka attack mastermindMisc CDN | 206738 hits | 5:37 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Bangladeshi officials have identified Tamim Chowdhury as the mastermind behind a terror attack in Dhaka in July, in which 22 people were killed. The attack was followed by a second strike in the country's north. Medicine Hat bouncer quits after transgender washroom controversy
A bouncer from Medicine Hat, Alta., is sharing his side of the story after a transgender woman at the bar he worked at was told she couldn't use the women's bathroom. Fort McMurray fire chief Darby Allen addresses 'coward' accusations
Fort McMurray fire chief Darby Allen calls recent criticism of his team’s handling of the wildfires in May an unwelcome distraction from the rebuilding that needs to be done. Battling the Beast
In May, a wildfire blew into northern Alberta and nearly took out Fort McMurray. Here’s the emotional inside account of the three men who were in charge of stopping it. Tangled whale swam to N.S. waterfront looking for help, rescuer says
A Digby, N.S., man who helped free a whale from a fishing net said he's convinced it came to the downtown waterfront looking for help. N.S. teen's trick shot video lands him a football scholarshipMisc CDN | 208283 hits | 12:08 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Nova Scotia teen has kicked his way into Queen's University on a football scholarship. Parents charged after 2-month-old baby left in car outside CostcoMisc CDN | 208138 hits | 12:07 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The parents of a two-month-old baby girl are facing charges after the infant was left unattended inside a hot vehicle in Markham, Ont. earlier this week, police say. Phoenix pay problems: Justin Trudeau promises to fix system that breached workers' privacyMisc CDN | 208136 hits | 12:01 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has tasked the country's top civil servant with overseeing a troubled system that has botched paycheques for 80,000 federal workers. 2 Air Transat pilots charged with being impaired before Glasgow to Toronto flightMisc CDN | 206497 hits | 5:19 PM on Tuesday | posted by shockedcanadian
Drunk British man punched in Canada after trying to get cop's Taser at Calgary StampedeMisc CDN | 208491 hits | 12:56 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A drunk British tourist in Canada was brutally punched and kneed by police as they tried to arrest him for causing a ruckus during the popular Calgary Stampede festival. Pregnant girl, 14, allegedly burned to death by her in-laws | World | News | TorMisc CDN | 206890 hits | 10:44 AM on Monday | posted by BartSimpson
Plane crashes at Cold Lake Air Show
An airplane crashed Sunday afternoon at the Cold Lake Air Show, and the pilot's condition is unknown. The T-28 Trojan aircraft crashed at around 2 p.m. on Sunday, 4 Wing spokesman Mathew Strong said. Newfoundland's Mistaken Point named UNESCO World Heritage site
A Newfoundland ecological reserve that bears the oldest known evidence of multi-cellular life is now a World Heritage Site. North Shore Rescue save a dog after chipmunk chase goes awry
North Shore Rescue team harnessed up to save a dog stuck on a cliff at the top of St. Mark's Summit on the Howe Sound Crest Trail in Cypress Provincial Park. Letter 'To Grandma, From Abby' delivered by determined postal worker
An 11-year old camper's letter successfully made the trip from the Laurentians to her grandmother's home in Perth, Ont. despite an incomplete address thanks to the help of 16,000 Facebookers, a paramedic and one very determined postal worker. After 50-year search, Inuk mother finds daughter's grave 2,000 km from home
For close to half a century, the family of residential school student Marieyvonne Alaka did not know where she died or where she was buried. Now, her mother is preparing to visit the little girl’s grave for the first time. External reviewer to look at Toronto Star's newsroom culture after suicideMisc CDN | 206430 hits | 11:20 PM on Friday | posted by shockedcanadian
Biracial couple insulted on Dartmouth streetMisc CDN | 206790 hits | 8:44 PM on Friday | posted by shockedcanadian
Rowing team pulls woman to safety in dramatic Humber Arm rescue
The team out for a morning practice came across an exhausted woman in the water, with no lifejacket, and helped bring her to safety. Rescue of Vancouver Island fishing guide 'absolute miracle'
Experienced fishing guide Neil Sherwood managed to swim for more than three hours in rough seas off Vancouver Island's west coast before rescuers managed to spot him. 'The smell is atrocious': Mounds of dead fish flies pile up in Gimli, Man.
Mounds of ankle-deep fish flies are piling up in the Manitoba town of Gimli where town workers are scooping them with shovels and filling dozens of garbage bags at a time. Gaggle of girls rescues lost hiker on the North Shore's BCMC trail
Mike Danks was about to go for a hike on the North Shore when the call came in — a young woman was lost near the BCMC trail on the North Shore, where he just happened to be with his three young daughters and two of their friends. Black bear mauls woman on Okanagan Highland hiking trail
One minute hiker Rachel Lautard was watching a dog pass her, the next minute, 'I was on my back with this bear on top of me.' St. Albert 'sign-gate' continues, as a resident refuses to back down
When Tara Seeger put up a sign asking Canada Post to restore door-to-door service, she didn't know it would create so much controversy. The city of St. Albert told her to take it down. Instead, she added more. Refugee stripped of right to stay in CanadaMisc CDN | 207056 hits | 5:29 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Afghan native Obaidullah Siddiqui was stripped of his right to stay in Canada because he returned to his war-torn homeland to visit his parents. Refugee blocks Toronto bus with his wheelchair after frustrating waitMisc CDN | 206958 hits | 9:30 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Syrian refugee injured in a bomb attack two years ago said he had to resort to physically blocking a Toronto transit bus with his wheelchair before he got some help, after waiting nearly 90 minutes in the heat for a ride last week. Money for nothing: pay glitch keep cheques coming for some public servantsMisc CDN | 206394 hits | 7:41 AM on Monday | posted by shockedcanadian
Swastika flags at Vancouver home spark cultural dialogue
A couple of bright yellow flags adorned with swastikas flying outside a South Vancouver home has triggered a cross-cultural discussion. Goodbye Great Slave Lake' Movement to decolonize N.W.T. maps is growing
Many Indigenous people in the Northwest Territories are advocating the use of traditional names for people, places, lakes and rivers, in place of terms imposed during colonization. Majority oppose change to O Canada: PollMisc CDN | 206971 hits | 12:36 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Voters say the Ottawa’s push to make O Canada gender neutral is off-key, according to a poll. Canada commits cash to Afghanistan as allies keep troops on the groundMisc CDN | 206651 hits | 12:35 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Liberal government is renewing more than $150 million per year for aid projects in Afghanistan and to help the country's security forces. Bear that charged woman in Maple Ridge will not be destroyed
A black bear that charged a woman on the deck of her home in the Vancouver suburb of Maple Ridge on Wednesday night has been trapped by conservation officers. Man rescues humpback whale entangled in fishing net off B.C. coast
Fisheries and Oceans Canada says it would have preferred to have sent out a team to assess the situation and tag the whale, so a professional could have come in and cut the netting off. Brussels' 'hallucination' Europe REVOLT as Juncker pushes Canada deal WITHOUT consultationMisc CDN | 206757 hits | 10:47 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
REVOLTING European nations have slapped down unelected EU bureaucrats who planned to wave through a MAJOR trade deal without consultation. Mounties refusing to join 'red serge' community events in protest over working conditions
Mounties are refusing to volunteer for so-called "red serge duty" over what they say is unsustainable under-staffing and an overall morale problem within the force. 
This little white bear cub has fascinated onlookers in Whistler after being photographed last month with its mother, a known resident black bear. Whistler tour guide Kathy Jenkins captured this video of the two playing last week. Christie Blatchford: A Kafkaesque fight to enlist in the Canadian Forces | National PostMisc CDN | 206775 hits | 3:02 AM on Wednesday | posted by shockedcanadian
Canada Post workers won't strike before Wednesday, union saysMisc CDN | 206782 hits | 10:38 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The union representing postal workers says it has presented Canada Post with new offers, and workers won't be striking before Wednesday. WW I slaughter of Newfoundland Regiment a case of 'strategic stupidity': Rick Hillier
Retired general Rick Hillier says the battle of Beamont Hamel disaster was caused by "horrible decisions" from top commanders. He is in France to honour the 684 men killed or wounded during the First World War.Back to Canada News
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