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Edmonton's Stantec Tower will be bigger than either Calgary's reigning champion, the 236-metre Bow, or Brookfield Place, the 247-metre, 56-storey structure that will supplant it when finished in 2017. Taming traffic: What if our roads had no rules'
No stop signs or traffic lights may sound like a recipe for chaos, but the 'shared space' concept of roads without rules is getting some attention, with cities from the Netherlands to Florida giving it a try. Auto expert and columnist David Booth says the People trying to lasso, ride wild beluga whale, DFO saysMisc CDN | 206711 hits | 1:11 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The federal Fisheries Department is investigating reports that people in eastern Newfoundland have been trying to lasso and ride a beluga whale that has been frequenting the area. . . Ottawa announces Syrian emergency relief fund of up to $100 millionMisc CDN | 206649 hits | 1:02 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Canada will be supplying additional humanitarian assistance for victims of the conflict in Syria. Video of Alberta boy shooting bear sparks world outrageMisc CDN | 206553 hits | 11:29 PM on Saturday | posted by Alta_redneck
Tugboat capsizes, sinks in Vancouver harbour
Two people were rescued from the water in Vancouver, after the tugboat they were on capsized Friday night. Lebanon, Jordan could be focus of new Canadian response plan for Syrian refugeesMisc CDN | 206913 hits | 12:24 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A new Canadian approach to the Syrian refugee crisis overwhelming the Middle East and Europe could see teams of civil servants and security staff deployed into two countries struggling under the weight of the problem -- Lebanon and Jordan. Misc CDN | 206710 hits | 4:20 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Leader Pierre Karl Peladeau said the best way to defend the interests of the province is to turn it into a country Edmonton Valley Zoo celebrates birth of zebra foal
Stripes are in this fall at the Edmonton Valley Zoo, where they’re celebrating a new arrival. A Grevy’s zebra was born there Tuesday. Geese defiling memorial for women victimized by violence | CTV Vancouver News
The memorial is located in Thornton Park, near the Canadian National Railway Station. Chilliwack corn maze is a giant tribute to Terry FoxMisc CDN | 206873 hits | 4:54 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Chilliwack corn maze is honouring the 35th anniversary of Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope by dedicating this year’s maze design to his image. Grizzly bear attacks 2 hunters south of Fort Nelson, B.C.
The injured men spent the night with paramedics on a mountainside six hours by horseback from the nearest road. Edmonton cat mutilations turn out to be coyote attacks
RCMP say a wave of reported “cat mutilations” has been determined to have been caused by coyotes, who were possibly making the pets more appetizing for their young.
“The RCMP have learned that coyotes will hunt cats, especially when they are training t Fishing boat capsizes near Tofino, 3 dead, 1 survivor
Two people are dead and another is missing after a fishing boat capsized off the West Coast of Vancouver Island, north of Tofino overnight. 'Fireball in the sky' erupts during pipeline blaze south of Emerson
A few homes were evacuated Saturday night near the Canada-U.S. border after a pipeline fire about 50 kilometres southeast of Emerson, Man., lit up the night sky. Anti-terrorism branch of public safety ministry dysfunctional prior to terror attacks, top secret probe finds | Toronto StarMisc CDN | 206686 hits | 12:36 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A poisonous work environment in the year leading up to attacks in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., and Ottawa is revealed in 900 pages of government documents, much of it censored, obtained by La Presse under the Access to Information Act. Medieval festival at Breadalbane takes P.E.I back in time
Dozens of people from across the Maritimes are taking a step back in time this weekend as Breadalbane, P.E.I. hosted its annual medieval festival 'Tragic' fire destroys high school in Cape Dorset, Nunavut
Peter Pitseolak High School in Cape Dorset, Nunavut, was destroyed by fire this morning. 'I can still see that dark smoke coming out of that ground from my window,' said Annie Manning, a former teacher in the community of about 1,400, around noon on Sunda B.C. rescuers repel down cliff, climb waterfall, to save stranded tourist on Grouse Mountain
Crews in North Vancouver, B.C., were able to rescue a German tourist on Grouse Mountain early Sunday, after the 68-year-old used a flashlight to attract a passing helicopter's attention. Paul Nichols, veteran crossing Canada on horseback, stops in Montreal
"I know that Canadian people love their troops, I know that we love our veterans. It's just that sometimes we forget who they are," says Paul Nichols, who is riding across Canada on horseback to raise awareness around the issues that veterans face when re 'Fitting tribute': WestJet reconsiders dress code in memory of red-lipped flight attendant
In memory of an optimistic flight attendant who loved to wear red lipstick, WestJet says it is revisiting its dress-code policy, and planning to loosen the rules so that other flight attendants can express themselves more. UBC students move into residence for 100th anniversary year
UBC's Thunderbird men's football team got a work-out today helping thousands of students move into residence. About 6,000 students will be moving into residences in the coming days. Fire breaks out at new Iqaluit airport terminal
A large fire broke out at Iqaluit's new airport terminal building Saturday night. Multiple photos from the scene posted to social media show flames and black smoke coming from the roof of the building, which is still under construction. Almost 200 First Nations to lose millions worth of fundingMisc CDN | 206713 hits | 3:37 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The information included how much money individual band leaders made during the year, no matter whether the income came from federal funding or the First Nation’s business interests. Stray bullet kills 74-year-old man in Abbotsford, B.C.
A 74-year-old man has been killed in what police in Abbotsford, B.C., are calling a targeted shooting intended for the victim's next-door neighbour. Vancouver earthquake scenario predicts up to 10,000 casualties
A new report by the provincial government projects the outcome of massive earthquakes in Vancouver and Victoria, and lays out the emergency response plan Grizzly that charged B.C. hunter protecting its cubs, says conservation officer
A female grizzly bear that charged and attacked a hunter near Cranbrook B.C. was protecting its two cubs, says the conservation officer who investigated the attack. Baby bobcats make surprise visit to Calgary home
Katherine Reiffenstein says she had some surprise house guests practically knock on her door last Friday. Confusion over four-way stop procedure creates traffic chaos after B.C. windstormMisc CDN | 206716 hits | 1:45 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
ICBC says the rules around four-way stops are clear. B.C. storm: 37,000 customers remain without power
About 37,000 customers remain without power following a powerful storm that hit Metro Vancouver and the South Coast of B.C. on the weekend. N.B. man abandons 30-day solitary wilderness trek after 7 days
Mike Corey, who planned to spend a month living alone in the New Brunswick wilderness, is back home after one week, having signalled for help on his GPS locator unit over the weekend. Wilderness area west of Calgary to remain closed in wake of grizzly bear attack
Part of a popular wilderness area west of Calgary is to remain closed through the long weekend following an attack on two men by a mother grizzly bear. Bear cub falls from tree after mother shot by police in New Sudbury
A bear sow has been shot dead by police in a Sudbury, Ont., neighbourhood this morning after police say it charged at a government worker while partially tranquillized. Hit by ravaged food supply, B.C. bears move to urban areas
A summer of wildfires and unseasonably dry conditions has ravaged food stocks for British Columbia’s bears, and many are encroaching into urban areas to hunt for food. Woman from Enoch Cree First Nation named Mrs Universe 2015Misc CDN | 208669 hits | 12:53 PM on Sunday | posted by Alta_redneck
�I'm so proud to say I am now the new MRS Universe 2015!� Wrote Ashley Burnham, 25, on her facebook page after her historic win. �I am the first First Nations woman to win this title! I am also the first Canadian Delegate to win as well!� Wisconsin governor: Building wall along Canadian border a legitimate issue
Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker says that building a wall along the country's norther border with Canada is a legitimate issue that merits further review. How a building full of people ignored a dying woman's screams
Nadine Skow, 38, was stabbed to death early Monday morning. People who lived down the hall heard her scream, but didn't call police. Plane wreckage from 1992 crash found near Kapuskasing, Ont.
The family of the couple who went missing after their plane crashed in northern Ontario more than 23 years ago is relieved the wreckage has finally been found. Injured bear euthanized in New Sudbury Friday morning
Sudbury police shot an injured bear at 10 a.m. on Friday after receiving a call from a resident in New Sudbury that a bear was possibly injured and had crawled underneath their deck. 'I just belted it:' Australians fight off cougar in Jasper National Park
The cougar leapt from the bushes behind them. "It froze and started hissing at us,” said Donald Lauder. Neon jackfish leaves Yellowknife fisherman stumped
A brightly coloured jackfish pulled out of, and then released back into, Yellowknife's Great Slave Lake has left biologists stumped — and a local fisherman with quite the tale to tell. Boy accidentally shot to death near Grande Cache, Alta.
A young boy is dead after a firearm accidentally went off in a home near Grande Cache, Alta. Young killer whale may have been injured by boat propeller
Researchers are closely monitoring a young killer whale with an injury that may have been caused by a boat strike. Stranded man cuts power poles to draw attention
A man stranded in the bush in northern Saskatchewan was rescued last week after chopping down four power poles — knocking out electricity to surrounding communities. Misc CDN | 208173 hits | 11:55 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
RCMP arrested twin brothers Carlos and Ashton Larmond in January on terrorism charges. Calgary man's ultra-rare Fiat Abarth delights car lovers at prestigious auto show
Grant Kinzel spent countless hours over the past five years painstakingly restoring an Italian car so rare it had not been seen in public since a New York car show in 1954, but it paid off. Black bear kills woman camper north of Chapleau, Ont.
A black bear -- that may have learned to prey on humans -- killed a woman and injured her husband at a provincial park in northern Ontario. Police and wildlife officials were on the hunt for the wounded bear Wednesday. Pod of orcas put on a show in Newfoundland waters
A pod of orca whales were seen gliding through the waters off St. Anthony on the Northern Peninsula on Wednesday. Agriculture disaster declared in Alberta after losses from extreme weather
The provincial government declared the agricultural economic losses and hardship resulting from Alberta's extreme weather is a disaster on Friday.Back to Canada News
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