Jody Wilson-Raybould, B.C. aboriginal leader, to run for Liberals in Vancouver
Assembly of First Nations British Columbia regional chief Jody Wilson-Raybould is about to become the latest addition to the 2015 federal Liberal campaign roster. On Thursday night, Wilson-Raybould...
View ArticleLove Poems: 10 Sayings You're Probably Too Embarrassed To Share Publicly
Roses are red, violets are blue, we love these dorky poems, and we bet you do too. You know the ones we're talking about: you roll your eyes if these poems are listed on a wedding program, but you're...
View ArticleTemporary foreign worker agency Actyl Group sues McDonald's Canada
A company that recruits temporary foreign workers on behalf of Canadian employers has filed a lawsuit against McDonald's Canada, alleging breach of contract and defamation of character. Graeme Young,...
View ArticleBurlington Skyway Crash Closes Bridge For Hours (PHOTOS)
The scene on the Burlington Skyway, a bridge located in the Greater Toronto Area, looks unreal after a dump truck ran into scaffolding on the bridge Thursday afternoon. While the Toronto Star reports...
View ArticleRon Giesbrecht, Chief Of Kwikwetlem First Nation, Made $914,219 Tax Free Last...
A B.C. chief made nearly three times as much as Prime Minister Stephen Harper last year. And the chief actually earned much more when you take into account that the salary was paid out tax free. Ron...
View ArticleUnion for many civil service workers reaches tentative labour deal
After six months of bargaining. a tentative deal has been reached between Ontario and the union that represents many of the province's civil servants. The Association of Management, Administrative and...
View ArticleDying homeless find treatment, comfort through mobile palliative care program
TORONTO - They're too often the forgotten people — or the ones many of us turn a blind eye to as we pass a street corner where they might implore us for extra change: the homeless living rough outside...
View ArticleTropical storm Bertha could bring heavy rain to Nova Scotia
A month after post-tropical storm Arthur ripped through Atlantic Canada, meteorologists are keeping an eye on tropical storm Bertha as it churns its way toward the North Atlantic. Environment Canada...
View ArticleProtesters demand investigation into 3 cats burned by oil
Stray cats found with serious burns in St-Jérôme have a group of residents demanding answers from local police. On Sunday, a few dozen people held a demonstration outside the police station asking for...
View ArticleBoonstock Music Festival: Drug and alcohol incidents result in dozens of...
Dozens of concertgoers have been brought to an Okanagan emergency room since the Boonstock Music Festival got underway on Thursday — many of them sick after ingesting various quantities and...
View ArticleHundreds protest persecution of Christians by ISIS in Iraq
Hundreds of Iraqi Canadian Christians gathered in Toronto today calling for the government to stand up against the persecution Christians in Mosul have faced since terrorist group ISIS began its...
View ArticleRogers Cup: Eugenie Bouchard Faces Extra Pressure From Newfound Fame
MONTREAL - There is no question who is the star of this year's women's Rogers Cup — Eugenie Bouchard.An adoring crowd turned out to Uniprix Stadium on Sunday to salute the rising star from Westmount,...
View ArticleCanada's last airworthy Lancaster to leave for U.K. tour
Canada’s last airworthy Avro Lancaster bomber is set to embark on one of the most eagerly anticipated journeys of its post-service history. On Monday morning, the Second World War-era flyer will take...
View ArticleCanadian-Made Experimental Ebola Drug Not Given To Infected American Aid Worker
TORONTO - The Canadian company that is developing an experimental Ebola drug says its product was not given to one of two American aid workers infected with the virus.Tekmira Pharmaceuticals said in an...
View ArticleWildfires force officials to issue smoke advisory for the Prince George area
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A wildfire smoke advisory has been issued for the Prince George area.People with chronic medical conditions should avoid strenuous exercise until the advisory is lifted.The...
View ArticleCaribbean Carnival stabbing: 14-year-old charged, victim in serious condition
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder and weapons offences in the stabbing Saturday of a 19-year-old man along the Caribbean Carnival parade route in Toronto. Toronto police also...
View ArticleCaribana Parade Route Stabbing: Youth Charged With Attempted Murder
TORONTO - Police say a youth has been charged with attempted murder after a man was stabbed along the Toronto Caribbean Carnival parade route.The victim suffered serious injuries Saturday night and...
View ArticleFentanyl mix-up believed responsible for Abbotsford overdose
Authorities in B.C.'s Fraser Valley are still concerned that drug users are taking the synthetic opioid painkiller fentanyl while under the impression they are using heroin or oxycodone. Abbotsford...
View ArticleWW1: Leaders to mark outbreak of war in city liberated by Canadians
In a tranquil military cemetery in Mons, Belgium, there is a grave belonging to the last soldier killed on the western front during World War One. - ANALYSIS | The 100-year conflict that is the First...
View ArticleWhat happened after the Arab Spring?
The violence in Libya, which seemed to reach a new level this week, has some cynics talking about an "Arab Winter." Middle East watchers, though, say it's still too soon to say what the long-term...
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