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Toronto woman slapped with bill after Bell digs up her lawn, breaks water line
A Toronto woman was shocked to arrive home to find a massive hole in her front lawn and her water shut off this winter. Then, she found out it might cost her. An exclusive look inside a secret wildlife crime exhibit room
Monkey heads, narwhal tusks, tiger bones - these are just a few of the items Canadian wildlife enforcement officers come across in policing illegal animal trafficking. Take an exclusive 360 tour of the secret exhibit room where these confiscated items are Airships could fight food insecurity in the North rea
The company re-selling Lockheed Martin hybrid airships presented at the Nunavut Mining Symposium this week. Hybrid Enterprises envisions many more uses for a fleet of airships, including cargo shipping as a way to lower the cost of food in the North. Misc CDN | 207097 hits | 12:59 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
“Very, very few” of the thousands of Syrian refugees who have come to Canada came from refugee camps and most had been living in rented apartments in Syria’s neighbouring countries, a senior CBSA official told Parliament in February. Report raises alarm over Canada's aging coast guard ships
A report done for Transport Canada and quietly tabled in the House of Commons, paints a grim portrait of the country's coast guard fleet, saying it is understaffed, desperately in need of new ships and without political support. Black bear up from hibernation has a good back scratch in Anmore, B.C.
A B.C. resident got quite a show with his morning coffee today: a male black bear, up from hibernation, finding the perfect scratching post. Headless dolphin prompts search
A biologist on Haida Gwaii is seeking the return of a dolphin's head likely scooped from a carcass that washed up on Haida Gwai. How offshore banking is costing Canada billions of dollars a year | Toronto StarMisc CDN | 206582 hits | 4:17 AM on Monday | posted by shockedcanadian
Blogger attempting to document every lighthouse in N.L.
A man in St. John's is trying to capture the sights and stories surrounding every one of the province's lighthouses. Hebron restoration project nabs heritage award for Nunatsiavut Government
The Nunatsiavut Government has been recognized with a Manning Award for its work in preserving the Moravian and Inuit resettled community. Viking discovery could put southwest Newfoundland on the map
The potential discovery of a second Viking site in Point Rosee, Newfoundland may spell big news for the tourism industry on the island's southwest coast. Dawson City ice bridge across Yukon River closing early
The ice road crossing the Yukon River at Dawson City will be officially closed as of Friday morning. It's the earliest closure date in more than 20 years of record-keeping. Inuvik man says his traps were bulldozed by Mackenzie Valley Fibre Link construction
James Firth says the Mackenzie Valley Fibre Link's tractors bulldozed his traps and are scaring away the moose, caribou and other animals he hunts and traps. Final date set for closure of the Comox Coast Guard station
"The coast guard needs to put the brakes on and analyze the threat to marine safety. We aren't waiting to say 'we told you so' after a tragic accident," says Union in response to May 10, 2016 closure date. Annual Inuvik reindeer crossing to take place today
Residents of the Northwest Territories' Mackenzie Delta are in for quite the show Sunday afternoon, as 3,000 reindeer will make the annual crossing of the ice road between the communities of Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk. Arctic rescue fears loom as massive cruise ship prepares to sail Northwest Passage
As a large cruise ship gets ready to sail the Northwest Passage this summer, there are safety concerns about how prepared the Canadian Coast Guard would be should something go wrong. Manitoba annexes Kenora, Lake of the Woods region
Manitoba is expanding its border by annexing 422,680 square kilometres of Northwestern Ontario, including the popular cottage country of the Kenora/Lake of the Woods region. Nunavut MLA was about to lose hope when rescuers found him on Baffin Island
'They found me and I couldn’t stop crying,' said Nunavut MLA Pauloosie Keyootak who was plucked from a remote part of Baffin Island Thursday after getting lost during a snowmobile trip with his son and nephew. Snowmobilers get up close with polar bear in Labrador
A pair of snowmobilers got some serious face time with a polar bear in Labrador last Sunday. Young grey whale washes up on Ucluelet beach
"We want to investigate where we can and have a look especially if there is any evidence of ... human cause of death," says DFO scientist. "But we do have whales that do drop out of the population naturally." Prime Minister Trudeau and family spend Easter on Fogo Island
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and family were spotted at Gander International Airport Friday while en route to Fogo Island for the Easter weekend. Massive fire destroys historic train bridge in Porcupine Plain, Sask.
RCMP say a grass fire that got out of control was behind a spectacular fire Friday that destroyed an old wooden bridge in a rural Saskatchewan community. Porcupine Plain is a town of about 900 people about 300 kilometres northeast of Regina, in the centra Chase Martens, missing Manitoba toddler, found deadMisc CDN | 208444 hits | 1:33 PM on Saturday | posted by ShepherdsDog
The body of two-year-old Chase Martens has been located in the Austin, Man., area, RCMP say. Montrealer says he found daycare filled with kids, but no adultsMisc CDN | 208240 hits | 2:14 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A private daycare in Montreal is under investigation after a delivery truck driver said he was able to enter the premises through a back door and walk around for several minutes without finding any adults supervising the children. Jian Ghomeshi acquitted on all charges in sexual assault trial
Former CBC broadcaster Jian Ghomeshi has been acquitted on four counts of sexual assault and one count of overcoming resistance by choking. Coffee-tossing woman seen in viral Timmies tantrum video gets police warning
A woman who pitched two cups of coffee at a man when he confronted her for parking in a handicapped parking spot outside a Tim Hortons has received a police warning after a video of the incident garnered international attention. Searchers in 'race against time' for missing Manitoba boy Chase Martens
Searchers looking for a two-year-old boy who went missing from his property in rural Manitoba are in a "race against time," RCMP said on Wednesday. Fatal Queen of the North sinking made BC Ferries safer, says CEO
A decade after the Queen of the North sank, the ferry's navigator is still in prison, and BC Ferries says the "darkest day" transformed the company into a safety leader Great Bear Rainforest struggling with tourism transportation
First Nations and tourism operators in British Columbia say better access to the Great Bear Rainforest is needed in order for people to enjoy what the province describes as B.C.'s gift to the world. Hoping to escape stigma, mother of Islamic State militant leaves CanadaMisc CDN | 206524 hits | 6:36 AM on Wednesday | posted by shockedcanadian
A 2-minute St. Patrick's Day parade' This Alberta town has long tradition of short marches
If you're planning on heading to Carmangay for the village's annual St. Patrick's Day parade, you'd best arrive on time. The parade starts promptly at 11 a.m.
And it'll be over by 11:02. Norman Wells outfitter meets students, prince at Buckingham Palace
A nearly 40-year journey that started on a high school trip down the Coppermine River in the Northwest Territories brought a Norman Wells outfitter to Buckingham Palace earlier this month. Montreal cancels 2017 World Police and Fire Games
The City of Montreal has cancelled the 2017 World Police and Fire Games following the intention of several unions to boycott the event. Toronto police called to check investigate man with albinism riding bus with son
A Toronto dad says he was left stunned this week after being questioned by police because someone thought that he and his son did not look alike. Why the names of dead people remain on a First Nations band list
A member of the Ojibway Nation of Saugeen, near Pickle Lake, Ont., says the official list of band members includes people who are long dead. Cans of P.E.I. sand and fog heading to market, says tourism operator
A tourism operator in Georgetown, P.E.I., will soon be selling cans of Island sand and fog. Gotell hasn't set a price yet but he expects the cans of sand or fog will sell for between $5 and $10. 'Krazy Canadian' snowmobiler Dan Davidoff killed in B.C. avalanche
One of three men killed earlier this week in avalanches in B.C. has been identified as extreme snowmobiler Dan Davidoff, the star of the Krazy Canadian video series. He was born Daniel Joseph Davidoff, but earned the nickname "the Krazy Canadian" starring Canadian population tops 36M for first time: Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada says the country's population topped 36 million this year for the first time. Population growth was positive in all provinces and territories, except the Yukon. Vancouver's Southlands Riding Club closed after strangles detected in rescue horse
A prestigious South Vancouver riding club is closing immediately after a newly arrived rescue horse tested positive for the highly contagious equine disease known as strangles. Great horned owls take up residence in downtown Kelowna
Nature lovers in Kelowna have had a rare treat for the past few weeks: a family of owls has been living in a pine tree near the Rotary Centre for the Arts downtown. Lillooet mayor calls for return of Vancouver to Prince George rail service
The District of Lillooet is lobbying higher levels of government to bring back passenger train service between Vancouver and Prince George, but the province says it is not on board with the idea. Princeton B.C. museum worried about town's 'hostile takeover'
There is a battle brewing in the Similkameen town of Princeton, B.C. over who owns and operates the local museum. The town of Princeton owns the museum building and grants funds to run it, including paying the salary of the museum manager among other thin Fort Frances train derailment caused by lack of track maintenance: TSB report
A Transportation Safety Board report cites poor track conditions and maintenance deficiencies as the causes of a CN train derailment two years ago near Fort Frances, Ont. in northwestern Ontario. Farley Mowat owner given more time to remove derelict vessel
Tracy Dodds has been given until April 8 to remove the boat from the Shelburne Marine Terminal. The boat used to be an anti-sealing vessel belonging to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Molson Coors pulls ad after backlash from search-and-rescue groups | CTV News
Molson Coors Canada is pulling an ad after backlash from search-and-rescue groups claiming it encourages mountain users to go out of bounds. Hopewell Rocks collapse 'part of the wonder of nature'
Many people are still reeling from the collapse of Elephant Rock at Hopewell Rocks, but tourism and park officials say it's all part of the site's natural wonder. Molson Coors faces criticism for ad showing skiers going out of bounds
The B.C. Search and Rescue Association is criticizing Molson Coor's ad campaign that shows skiers having fun as they go out of bounds. It shows three skiers heading down a trail while a narrator asks, "will you brave going out of bounds?" Quebec paramedics refused to help dying Maine man after snowmobile crash, brother says
The brother of an American tourist who died after a snowmobile crash north of Quebec City earlier this month says paramedics refused to help his brother because they didn't want to go to the scene of the accident, a wooded area three kilometres from the nBack to Canada News
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