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Queen Elizabeth marks 94th birthday without fanfare
Britain is marking Queen Elizabeth's 94th birthday with silence Tuesday, as the country in lockdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic forgoes the usual gun salutes and ringing of bells. Why researchers believe one of Canada's largest caves went undetected for so long
An enormous, ancient cave in B.C.'s rugged alpine went undetected for hundreds of years largely because it was filled with ice and blanketed by snow until sometime within the last decade, researchers have found. Ten-foot tall polar bear pays a visit to Nunavik family's home
A family in the northern Nunavik community of Quaqtaq, Que., woke up to a polar bear trying to break into their home this week. Fluevog designs 'The Dr. Henry' shoe inspired by B.C.'s provincial health officer
Vancouver shoe designer John Fluevog releases a limited edition "The Dr. Henry" shoe, inspired by B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. Far-right groups may try to take advantage of pandemic, watchdogs warn
Far-right groups across North America are seeking to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic by "weaponizing the virus" and spreading disinformation, according to researchers who monitor the groups closely. Many provinces, territories enforcing border checkpoints and travel restrictionsMisc CDN | 207423 hits | 10:44 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
While the coronavirus pandemic has prompted a shutdown of non-essential travel at the Canada-U.S. border, many provinces have also set up checkpoints at their borders to restrict traffic, raising questions about the constitutionality of such measures. Dairy farmers dumping milk as demand drops
Some Ontario dairy farmers have been told to dump their excess milk as COVID-19 closures have caused the demand for dairy products to drop drastically. Misc CDN | 207342 hits | 1:17 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Family members in Canada who have criticized Iran's government after losing their loved ones in the downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 say they're being targeted for threats and intimidation — and they blame Tehran. Jasper residents rally to rescue dog after nine days
Nine days after a dog was missing near the town of Jasper, Alta., it was rescued by a group of volunteers. Former Humboldt Bronco files $13.5M lawsuit against bus driver, provincesMisc CDN | 207629 hits | 12:06 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A former Humboldt Bronco hockey player has filed a $13.5-million lawsuit against those he accuses of being responsible for the 2018 bus crash that paralyzed him and killed 16 others. Takaya, world-famous lone wolf, shot and killed on Vancouver Island
A wolf that lived alone for years on a tiny island near Victoria was shot and killed by a trophy hunter on Vancouver Island this week. 'I'll take them': 23-year-old student steps in to care for her seven young brothers
Right now, there are three times as many Indigenous children in care as there were at the height of the residential school system. Justine Kennedy is determined that her brothers won't add to those numbers. Trudeau says irregular migrants will be turned away at Canada-U.S. borderMisc CDN | 207562 hits | 11:48 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Trudeau announced Friday that irregular migrants will be turned back to the United States when they reach the Canadian border. Eagle vs wolf: on camera
Trail camera footage from Terrace, B.C. helps answer the question. These photos shared on social media show an adult bald-headed eagle and a wolf battling it out over carrion scraps left on the ground. Kind Canadians start 'caremongering' trendMisc CDN | 207377 hits | 8:41 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
How "caremongering" became the new trend to help vulnerable people in communities dealing with coronavirus. Misc CDN | 207480 hits | 11:21 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Canadian woman and her Italian travelling companion who were suspected to have been abducted in West Africa 15 months ago have been found. Secret life of cougars captured by Sooke man's wildlife camerasMisc CDN | 207463 hits | 11:16 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
When Paul Homer was putting up a wildlife camera on his Sooke, B.C., property years ago he captured images of a mouse. After that, he was hooked. Moose kicks woman while being hand-fed by group in B.C. Interior
Conservation officers are reminding the public not to approach wildlife after a moose calf kicked a woman while being hand-fed by a group of young people in the B.C. Interior. A warning about buying pets online
A Langley family is disappointed and out hundreds of dollars after buying a pet online. The dog was supposed to be shipped to Abbotsford International Airport, but when the family showed up to collect it - there was no puppy. First Nation demands apology from activists over protest at B.C. premier's homeMisc CDN | 207345 hits | 12:06 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Vancouver Island First Nation is calling out an environmental activist group after its members staged a protest outside the home of B.C. Premier John Horgan. Youth arrested for arson after fire destroys CN Rail building in Prince Rupert: RCMP
A youth has been arrested for arson in connection to a fire that destroyed a Canadian National Railway warehouse in Prince Rupert Sunday. Wage growth isn't keeping up with cost of livingMisc CDN | 207029 hits | 10:14 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The cost of living — putting a roof over our heads in particular — keeps going up. But wages, well not so much. Canadians finding hundreds of dollars in unclaimed cheques on CRA websiteMisc CDN | 207009 hits | 9:37 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A little-known feature on the Canada Revenue Agency’s website is netting some Canadians hundreds of dollars they are owed from uncashed government cheques. 13 Canadian charity workers and volunteers detained in EthiopiaMisc CDN | 206956 hits | 9:28 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Staff members and volunteers with a Canadian charity are being detained in Ethiopia. Government asking for an extra $2.1 billion for Indigenous programs
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government is asking Parliament to spend an additional $2.1 billion on Indigenous programs and initiatives, above and beyond what MPs already have approved. Canada nearly lost 2018 UN mission because it didn't have enough women in uniformMisc CDN | 207337 hits | 12:04 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Canada came within a whisker of losing its place in a United Nations peacekeeping mission in the fall of 2018 because of the military's inability to consistently deploy enough women to meet the world body's guidelines. Who are the protesters' 'There's a lot of people that aren't from these communities, that aren't Aboriginal'Misc CDN | 207512 hits | 10:28 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
For some in the Wet’suwet’en Nation, the solidarity protests are getting out of hand Federal Indigenous Services minister meeting with Mohawk leaders to discuss eastern Ontario rail blockadeMisc CDN | 207464 hits | 10:24 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Federal Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller said he is ready to talk as he arrived at a meeting with members of the Mohawk First Nation at a CN Rail crossing in eastern Ontario. Hassan Diab urges federal government to settle $90 million claim alleging 'wrongful extradition'Misc CDN | 207379 hits | 10:18 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Hassan Diab has filed his statement of claim seeking $90 million from the federal government over the role Canada played in his extradition to France — but his lawyer says the best outcome for everyone would be a speedy out of court settlement. Saudi teenager who fled her abusive family posts bikini picture: faces online backlash in her native countryMisc CDN | 207270 hits | 10:18 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, who fled Saudi Arabia for Canada last year, shared the before-and-after pictures of herself in a niqab and then a bikini on her Twitter account last month. Toronto-bound Air Canada flight makes emergency landing in Madrid
A Toronto-bound Air Canada plane has made an emergency landing at Madrid's international airport after pilots reported an engine problem and tire rupture shortly after takeoff. Wolf caught in downtown Victoria is celebrated Takaya, say conservation officers
Conservation officers on Vancouver Island say they're confident a wolf that was caught Sunday in the backyard of a Victoria residence is the same animal known to live alone on a group of small islands off the coast of the capital city. 2 more snowmobilers pulled from Lac Saint-JeanMisc CDN | 207590 hits | 1:04 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Of the eight people who set out with the guide, three survived without serious injury, and two remain missing. 'Blood on his hands': Montreal restaurant has been threatened by animal rights activists, owners sayMisc CDN | 207641 hits | 12:11 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The owners of Restaurant Manitoba, on Saint-Zotique Street, claim they found a threatening note, as well as glue inside the lock of their door. 'Ashamed, embarrassed': Burnaby woman says she was paid $150 to support Meng Wanzhou outside courtMisc CDN | 207403 hits | 1:10 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
It was presented to her as a quick way to make $150, but now, a Burnaby woman says she's horrified after seeing pictures of herself holding a Meng Wanzhou support sign go viral. Saved hiker stuck overnight
A 38-year-old male is in hospital after suffering hypothermia and other minor injuries due to a fall during a hike early Sunday.
"We got requested by the Penticton RCMP to help evacuate an injured hiker from the Wiltse area," says Hamish Reidie, searc New electric BC Ferries vessels arrive in Victoria
Move over, old ferries, and make way for the future. First Nations chief blasts 'condescending' UN anti-racism directive that called for pipeline to be shut downMisc CDN | 207335 hits | 1:54 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The chair of the committee admitted it did not study First Nations views toward the project, saying he 'did not know' that most communities supported it Syrian behind Peace by Chocolate becomes a Canadian citizenMisc CDN | 207528 hits | 9:13 AM on Friday | posted by JaredMilne
Cheers erupted today at Halifax's Pier 21 as the founder of a growing Antigonish, N.S., chocolate company who came to Canada as a refugee from Syria became a Canadian citizen.Iran deploys riot police as backlash against government grows
Protests across country as media outlets join outcry at shooting down of Ukrainian jet
Misc CDN | 207634 hits | 10:51 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Protests across country as media outlets join outcry at shooting down of Ukrainian jet Misc CDN | 207476 hits | 10:49 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
'I would speculate that he had a role in supplying Canada’s enemies. And those enemies subsequently hurt Canadians.' a former official with Canadian Security Intelligence says. Iran plane crash: Why were so many Canadians on board'Misc CDN | 207313 hits | 12:47 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A number of questions remain unresolved about Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752. 5 things we learned about migration in 2019Misc CDN | 207578 hits | 12:47 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
OPINION: Migration continues to shape Canada, which brought in a record 350,000 immigrants in 2019, plus a larger-than-ever number of international students and guest workers. Two Canadians held for a year by China remain 'resilient'Misc CDN | 207543 hits | 10:06 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were detained shortly after Canada held a Chinese executive. Netanyahu urges Trudeau to condemn possible ICC probe into alleged Israeli war crimesMisc CDN | 207521 hits | 1:21 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made a personal appeal to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to condemn the International Criminal Court for taking a major step toward investigating Israel for alleged war crimes against Palestinians. 2 more earthquakes off B.C. coast, 9 now recorded since Monday
The most recent quake occurred around 12:40 p.m. on Christmas, registered a magnitude of 4.9, and did not cause any damage. Misc CDN | 207427 hits | 8:54 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Beckett, a 32-year-old mother of two, was killed when her marked police car was struck broadside at Goldstream Avenue on April 5, 2016. 4 neglected dogs found in 'terrible conditions' surrendered to BC SPCA
Four neglected dogs are looking for new homes after the SPCA says they were found living in "terrible conditions" on a Maple Ridge property.Back to Canada News
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