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Blind machinist works wonders in Saskatchewan | CTV News
Curtis Heinin spends his days in the shop repairing and rebuilding farm equipment in small town Saskatchewan. It’s a difficult job that requires skill and precision under any circumstance -- but he does it without seeing a thing. Syrian refugees now in Toronto look forward to 'beautiful future'
The first large group of Syrian refugees coming to Canada by government aircraft arrived in Toronto late last night, and were welcomed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other dignitaries at a temporary processing centre at Pearson International Airport Bob Paulson says he doesn't want racists inside RCMP ranks
RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson concedes to a group of First Nations leaders that there are racists inside his police force, a surprising admission welcomed by indigenous people, who say it is key to addressing the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous 
A historic downtown Halifax cemetery could require significant restoration after it was vandalized this week, when dozens of gravestones and crosses were damaged, some beyond repair. Toronto school bans all games of tag involving physical contact
Students at a Toronto Catholic elementary school are no longer allowed to play types of tag involving physical contact after a number of children were injured in the game. Misc CDN | 207194 hits | 12:44 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Citing the “uncertain world climate,” some Canadian school districts have decided to change the destinations of student trips abroad this year — or have cancelled them. Trudeau lays out plan for new relationship with indigenous people
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today presented his plan to reset Canada's relationship with indigenous people in an address to First Nations leaders. His speech came hours before his ministers were to announce details of the first phase of a national inqui Edmonton has given Syrian family a chance at 'everything'
Mansour Mansour once had a pleasant life in Syria. He had a nice home in a peaceful village near the border with Jordan, and owned a thriving supermarket. Then, the civil war arrived at his doorstep, and everything changed. Goose left to die after being shot by crossbow in Lake Cowichan
A Canada goose has miraculously survived an illegal crossbow attack that left it with a bolt sunk deep inside its chest. A woman found the injured bird floating on Lake Cowichan Thursday and rushed it to a Nanaimo veterinarian’s office for emergency surge Herring a hot buy in Richmond today, at annual charity sale
Wheelbarrow loads of slippery silver fish sold before sunrise on Dec. 5th in the biggest herring sale on record, with all proceeds going to help children with cancer. New First Nations partnership to help with high food costs in northern Ontario
A new partnership between First Nations in northwestern and northeastern Ontario is designed to make fresh food and other groceries more affordable in remote Ontario communities. Design of Coast Guard's fisheries ships led to fears of capsizing
The design for the Coast Guard's new fisheries and science vessels produced a ship so unstable that some engineers thought it was unseaworthy, and if sailed on the open ocean it would have capsized in heavy seas, CBC News has learned. Pond Inlet hunters to harvest trapped narwhal
Hunters in Pond Inlet, Nunavut, plan to harvest narwhal trapped in the ice near the community. The whales have no chance at escape or survival. Bill Bennett, former B.C. premier, dead at 83
Bill Bennett, premier of B.C. from 1975 to 1986, has died, his family has told CBC News. Bennett succeeded his father, former premier W.A.C. Bennett as leader of the B.C. Social Credit Party in 1973 and was elected premier in 1975. He went on to win re-el 'I was too drunk to walk, so I drove' and other bad impaired driving excuses
Mounties from across Atlantic Canada have started a campaign to stop impaired driving by flooding their social media channels with the ridiculous excuses they've heard from drunk drivers. Fishing guide Andreas Handl fined $8K after deer gaff-hooked
A B.C. fishing guide is on the hook for $8,000 after his client tried to pluck a deer out of the ocean and into his boat with a gaff hook. Dumped puppy found inside tied-up garbage bag in Winnipeg
A Winnipeg man has a new best friend — a puppy he found in a garbage bag — after a fateful walk through a back lane in River Heights this week. Ontario clamps down on what police can reveal in background checks | Toronto StarMisc CDN | 206493 hits | 7:48 AM on Wednesday | posted by shockedcanadian
Failed refugee Canada considers too dangerous to escort back to SomaliaMisc CDN | 206997 hits | 12:40 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
If Abdirahmaan Warssama signs a piece of paper, he can get out of the high-security prison where he has spent the last five years. But he won’t sign it. Hundreds of roosting ravens cause stir in Yellowknife's downtown
The downtown core of Yellowknife has become home to hundreds of roosting ravens seemingly overnight, leaving many locals wondering what caused the birds' sudden urban migration. First 'new wave' of Syrian refugees arrive in Canada from Lebanon
Small groups of Syrian refugees began arriving in Canada from Lebanon this week as the government prepares to process greater volumes of asylum seekers. Grizzly no match for Scottish climber who pried apart bear's jaws in Banff attack
A Scottish mountain climber succeeded in fighting off a grizzly high up in the Rockies near Banff, Alta., after it sunk its teeth into his leg on the weekend, according to social media and other reports. Some Hamilton landlords won't rent to Syrian refugees, volunteers say
Some groups sponsoring Syrian refugee families say discrimination by landlords is making it harder for them to find homes for the new Canadians. Brothers free eagle from trap | Sudbury StarMisc CDN | 206464 hits | 10:10 AM on Sunday | posted by JaredMilne
Maurice Strong, climate and development pioneer, dead at 86
Maurice Strong, whose work helped lead to the landmark climate summit that begins in Paris on Monday, has died at 86, the head of the UN's environmental agency said Saturday. Edmonton Eskimos must change offensive name, Inuit leader says
"If I was called an Eskimo or introduced as an Eskimo by anyone else, I would be offended," says Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. "It is something that was acceptable at one time but now just isn’t." Stunning drone video shows beluga whales in Arctic
The new drone video shot by an Arctic adventure tour guide gives viewers a rare bird's eye view of beluga whales in Nunavut's Cunningham Inlet. Quebec town makes stand for EnglishMisc CDN | 208340 hits | 12:56 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
After having its English-language signage kiboshed by Quebec’s language police, the town of St-Lazare, Que., has figured out how to strike back: By removing the French, too. Sudbury, Ont., brothers free bald eagle from trap
It's not every day that you get to take a picture with a bald eagle, but two brothers in Sudbury did just that after rescuing the bird from a hunting trap. Now, their efforts are being applauded by a local bird expert. 
Sailors were showered with hugs and kisses on Friday as families reunited on the deck of HMCS Montréal during its homecoming ceremony in Halifax. Syrian refugees: only 400 arriving this year in B.C.
There are now clear numbers on how many Syrian refugees will be settled in B.C. by the end of the year, and they're much lower than initially discussed. Polar bear injured by radio collar part of U of A study
Researchers from the University of Alberta are responsible for fitting a polar bear with a radio collar that appears to have injured the animal, an Environment Canada scientist says.
Farm accident kills boy, 10, while driving forklift
A 10-year-old boy has died following a farming accident near Killam, Alta., Saturday after the forklift he was driving rolled on him. B.C. preparing for potentially dangerous 'king tides'Misc CDN | 206686 hits | 12:13 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
B.C. is preparing for the arrival of especially high and potentially damaging waves -- known as 'king tides' – as the month comes to a close. Toronto woman assaulted after her scarf is mistaken for hijabMisc CDN | 207062 hits | 3:52 PM on Saturday | posted by JaredMilne
60% of Canadians disagree with Liberal plan to accept Syrian refugees: Ipsos pollMisc CDN | 207113 hits | 9:55 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
One week after the devastating terror attacks in Paris a new Ipsos poll shows a majority of Canadians disagree with the Liberal government’s plan to resettle 25,000 refugees by the end of the year. Dog back home after running away from house fire 6 months ago
A Saskatchewan family is glad to have their dog Flash back, after he was lost the night their house burned down. Recently, the Fritz's daughter wrote a letter to Santa asking for Flash to come home. The wish was granted. Watson Lake man recounts escape from car sinking in Yukon River
Roger Latondress was driving home to Watson Lake on a snowy evening this week when he sailed off the road and into the frigid Yukon River. Even Syrian refugees say it is not easy to identify the fakes among themMisc CDN | 206793 hits | 2:06 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The refugees here say they understand the challenge facing anyone assessing who really is a refugee and who isn’t. ‘Every one of us has heard about fake passports and ID cards’ Peel cops shoot suspected suicide bomberMisc CDN | 207014 hits | 1:43 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Hours after the horrific terror attacks
in Paris, a stand-off unfolded between
police officers and a suspected suicide
bomber in a Mississauga neighbourhood,
the Toronto Sun has learned. Food bank usage report shows Alberta pushed up national numbers
Food banks in Alberta helped significantly more people this March compared to a year earlier, a major reason that national usage increased over the same month in 2014, according to a report released today. Saskatchewan nursing student rescues unwanted dogs on Sturgeon Lake First Nation
A nursing student at the University of Saskatchewan has been reaching out, not only to people on a First Nation, but also to the community's unwanted dogs. Coquihalla Highway closed by two accidents
Two separate accidents have closed portions of the Coquihalla Highway in B.C.'s southern Interior. Sask. Premier Brad Wall asks feds to suspend Syrian refugee planMisc CDN | 206816 hits | 10:47 AM on Monday | posted by ShepherdsDog
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall wants the federal government to suspend its plan to bring 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada by the end of the year. Mutilated black bears discovered in B.C.
Two mutilated black bear carcasses have been found in B.C., both believed to be the target of poachers. Haida Gwaii hot springs heating up 3 years after earthquake
Parks Canada and the Haida Nation are excited hot water is flowing once more into pools on Haida Gwaii, three years after a 7.7 magnitude quake shut off the hot springs.Back to Canada News
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