Milos Raonic ousted in Rogers Cup quarter-finals
Canada's Milos Raonic was eliminated from the Rogers Cup on Friday after dropping a 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4 quarter-final decision to Spain's Feliciano Lopez. Raonic, the No. 6 seed from Thornhill, Ont.,...
View ArticleWeekend events: Best bets in the Lower Mainland
It looks like the Lower Mainland is in for another beautiful weekend. Here are On the Coast's picks for how to enjoy the outdoors.1. 11th Annual Richmond Maritime Festival Celebrate Richmond's marine...
View ArticleDogs, raccoon, snakes and caiman among animals seized from Oshawa home
Police arrested and charged an Oshawa man after they removed at least 34 animals including snakes, a raccoon and a caiman. The man, according to neighbours, had been billing himself as an animal...
View ArticleWoman killed by train while walking dog
A woman walking her dog has died after being struck by a train Friday night. The accident happened in the Don Valley between Thorncliffe Park and Millwood Road at around 8:30 p.m. Toronto Fire Services...
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Fighter Jet For Sale On Kijiji For $1,500,000 In Red Deer (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
An airplane aficionado from Red Deer, Alta. is selling a Royal Navy FA2 Sea Harrier jet on Kijiji with the hope a buyer could make it fly again. But you'll have to dig deep to make it yours: the price...
View ArticleBest Retirement Places Overseas: Where To Go Once You've Called It Quits
For some Canadians, the idea of retiring may seem like a faraway dream. But you know what else is also miles away? Malta, Thailand and several overseas destinations well suited for Canadians looking to...
View ArticleSkidegate, B.C. band councillor dies of heart attack after ambulance delay
A northern B.C. band councillor, in the remote community of Haida Gwaii, is dead after a heart attack last Sunday and his doctor is criticizing the length of time it took for his ambulance to arrive....
View ArticleIndian bond between brothers and sisters celebrated on Raksha Bandhan
Like many other siblings who follow the Hindu tradition, Raj Bhatti will tie a colourful string known as a rakhi around her younger brother Amar's wrist this Sunday. It's part of a festival celebrated...
View ArticleHow much government accommodation can you expect because of religion or a...
Some Canadian Border Services Agency officers were upset recently after their managers allowed a small group of Hindu priests to avoid being screened by female guards at Toronto's Pearson airport. It...
View ArticleFranklin search: Jim Balsillie, warship all part of largest effort yet to...
When searchers return to the frigid waters of the Canadian Arctic this weekend to hunt for the lost 19th-century ships of the storied Franklin expedition, they will be launching the biggest effort yet,...
View ArticleSupermoon Sunday will be biggest moon of 2014
On Sunday night, have a look at the moon — it will be bigger and brighter than at any other time this year. The full moon on Sunday is a supermoon – one that is up to 14 per cent bigger and 30 per...
View ArticleStephen Carter, Former Redford Adviser, Believes Albertans 'Won't Be Fooled...
Alison Redford's former chief of staff, Stephen Carter, believes this week's revelations by Alberta's Auditor General might jeopardize the Progressive Conservatives' four-decade rule in the province....
View ArticleMan who visited Nigeria now in isolation at Brampton hospital with flu-like...
A hospital in Brampton, Ont., has instituted heightened infection-control procedures after a patient who had recently visited Nigeria was brought in with fever and flu-like symptoms. Nigeria is one of...
View ArticleLongtime Cape Breton MLA hospitalized in Sydney with serious infection
SYDNEY, N.S. - A Cape Breton MLA is in hospital with a serious infection.The Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia issued a statement on Saturday saying that Alfie MacLeod is receiving...
View ArticleVELD Fest Deaths: Toronto Councillor Mammoliti Retracts Blaming Promoters INK...
With a possible lawsuit on the horizon regarding comments he made earlier in the week concerning the VELD Music Festival, Toronto City Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti issued a retraction on Friday...
View ArticleEmerald ash borer a costly pest to Toronto tree canopy
Toronto tree’s canopy is suffering from a pest that’s killing off ash trees and forcing the city to sink money into removing and replacing them. Toronto has more than 10 million trees of at least 116...
View ArticleMount Polley Mine Spill: Polley Lake Controlled Release Approved
The B.C. government has approved the controlled release into Hazeltine Creek of water in Polley Lake that has been backing up due to debris from the initial breach of the Mount Polley tailings pond...
View ArticlePrison inmates take federal government to court over pay cuts
A group of inmates in Ontario is taking the federal government to court over its recent move to cut the pay they receive for prison work. Last October, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) slashed...
View ArticleMarc Emery, B.C.'s 'prince of pot,' returns to Canada Aug. 12
Marc Emery will be flown to Detroit Tuesday afternoon and enter Canada the same day according to Jodie Emery, who is making plans to receive her husband five years after he entered a U.S. prison. Emery...
View ArticleCyberbullying has 'hugely disproportionate impact on women and girls'
When Canadian teen Amanda Todd committed suicide after intimate photos of her were circulated online, the media referred to the circumstances as a case of cyberbullying. But according to a...
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