Search for missing North Vancouver senior called off
The search has been called off for a missing 76-year-old woman in North Vancouver, officials said. RCMP and North Shore Rescue had been searching for Joan Warren since she left her seniors' residence...
View ArticleNorth Korea Confirms Purge Of Kim Jong Un's Powerful Uncle
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Monday acknowledged the purge of leader Kim Jong Un's powerful uncle on allegations of corruption, drug use and a long list of other "anti-state" acts. The...
View ArticleVisitation tonight for Toronto police Const. John Zivcic
The public is getting a chance to pay their respects to a Toronto constable who was fatally injured in the line of duty last weekend. Const. John Zivcic, 34, was involved in a collision near the...
View ArticleDean Tiessen, Ontario Businessman, Killed In Brazil Car-Jacking, Say...
SAO PAULO - Brazilian media reports say a Canadian businessman has been killed in an attempted car-jacking in Sao Paulo.Globo media and other outlets say the man was fatally shot on Saturday on a...
View ArticleOntario businessman slain in roadside robbery in Brazil
An Ontario businessman was killed during a roadside robbery in Brazil on the weekend. The robbery reportedly occurred Saturday, when a vehicle carrying the victim and his business partners was stopped...
View ArticleQuebec launches investigation into retirement home death
Growing concerns over a long-term care centre on Montreal's South Shore and accusations of workers mistreating an elderly patient there have prompted Quebec Health Minister Réjean Hébert to act. The...
View ArticleEdmonton Police Launch Pinterest Site For Stolen Goods (PHOTOS)
Someone steal your valuable stuff and not you're quite sure where to look? The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) has launched a Pinterest page, posting stolen items they've recovered in the hopes of...
View ArticleDisgraced water filter salesman banned in B.C.
A travelling salesman who used a bogus water safety test to sell seniors grossly over-priced water filtration devices has been banned from operating in B.C. and must repay his victims thousands of...
View ArticleReport calls for frequent, all-day GO trains
Running GO trains all day, in both directions, every 15 minutes is just one of the recommendations put forward by a new study on Toronto-area transit, which warns regional transit authority Metrolinx...
View ArticleAre Canada Post's community mailboxes really safe?
Questions are being raised about the security of community mailboxes, after Canada Post announced it's phasing out home delivery and focusing on so-called super mailboxes. CBC News recently...
View Article5 tips for tracking missing persons with dementia
Concern over the safety of seniors with dementia is growing, following the death of a 76-year-old woman in a North Vancouver park after she wandered away from her care facility. Dementia patient Joan...
View ArticleWestJet Christmas Miracle: Naheed Nenshi On Passenger's Wish List
WestJet airlines got a lot of different requests from passengers when filming their Christmas Miracle video, but one really stood out. A woman in Ontario asked Santa if she could have Calgary Mayor...
View ArticleAmerican University Lockdown Lifted Following Reports Of Man With Gun On...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Police and school officials say the lockdown at American University's campus in the nation's capital has been lifted. The campus in the city's northwest section went on lockdown just...
View ArticleDash Cam Car Accident Footage Shows How One Woman Handled Rollover Like A...
Here's how one cool-headed driver handled a violent rollover. Frisco68 uploaded dash cam footage of a friend’s car accident to YouTube Tuesday, attracting praise over how the driver dealt with the...
View ArticleNelson Mandela among 'genuine greats of history,' says Brian Mulroney
Former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney says Nelson Mandela was one of the "genuine greats of history." "I was privileged to be in his company," Mulroney told CBC News chief correspondent Peter...
View ArticleYlvis Floored By 'The Fox' Fame, Open Up About Tempting Failure
This year’s edition of Much Presents: The Big Jingle, which went down at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre last Saturday night, was a star-studded affair featuring the likes of Fall Out Boy, Hedley, Icona...
View ArticlePediatric wards at Regina hospitals to merge; consolidation starts in January
REGINA - The board of the Regina Qu'Appelle Health region has voted to consolidate Regina's pediatric wards into one unit.It means the Pasqua hospital will lose its pediatric ward and the merged unit...
View ArticleA visit to Nelson Mandela's prison on Robben Island
In his tribute to Nelson Mandela, U.S. President Barack Obama said it takes "a man like Madiba not just to free the prisoner but the jailer as well." Mandela met those jailers on Robben Island, a boat...
View ArticleNorth Face, Mexx, Hilfiger steals found in East Vancouver
An East Vancouver store that sold products by Prada, Coach, North Face, Acteryx, Tommy Hilfiger, Mexx and more — all at steep discounts — was closed this week by police, who said the entire inventory...
View ArticleSanta suit stirs trouble with bus driver's bosses
In a move some say is taking the spirit out of the holiday season, TransLink has ordered a Coast Mountain bus driver who has dressed up as Santa Claus for over a decade to hang up his red velvet suit....
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