Coyote den sightings prompt warnings at Burlington park
The City of Burlington has set up barricades this week at Paletta Lakefront Park warning visitors of a coyote den that has apparently been spotted along the trails. Since Monday, two sightings of a...
View ArticleNew program launches for pregnant women battling addiction
Doctors in Thunder Bay are launching a new program to help pregnant women addicted to opiates. The Substance Use in Pregnancy Program will provide both prenatal care and methadone treatment in a...
View ArticleB.C. teachers could be forced to pay for benefits during job action
The president of the B.C. Teachers Federation says they will challenge any attempt by employers to transfer the costs of benefits premiums to teachers during the ongoing job action. A transfer of those...
View ArticleHuman Remains Found Near Banff
Humans remains have been discovered near Banff. RCMP closed Vermillion Lakes Road west of the Banff town site for several hours on Wednesday to investigate the area. Bones had been discovered by a...
View ArticleMother's Day Ideas: How To Spend Time With Mom On May 11
Mother’s Day is coming up on May 11, 2014, which means it’s time to put your thinking cap on a come up with a present that’ll knock Mom’s socks off. But it’s harder every year, isn’t it? Flowers are...
View ArticleUkraine Crisis: Canada Needs Pipelines, Infrastructure To Profit From...
OTTAWA - Canada has little hope of reaping any kind of energy or resource windfall because of the crisis in Ukraine.That message was delivered to a House of Commons committee on Parliament Hill today,...
View ArticleGeorge Clooney Proposal: How Did He Ask Amal Alamuddin To Marry Him?
Picture it: a home-cooked meal, candlelight, ambient music ... it's the perfect scene for a marriage proposal. Leave it to George Clooney to get it just right; according to US Weekly, that's exactly...
View ArticleMirabel Airport, Pierre Trudeau's white elephant, to be torn down
The Mirabel airport is no longer economically viable and will soon be no more, says Aéroports de Montréal president and CEO James Cherry. The authority launched a call for tenders on Thursday to...
View ArticlePied Piper at work? No new rats found at Alberta landfill plagued by rodents
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - Perhaps the Pied Piper has been at work at a southern Alberta landfill where officials have been trying to get a rat population under control.City officials say no more rodent...
View ArticleDoug Ford Fights Back Tears, Vows To Stand By Brother Through 'Difficult...
Toronto Councillor Doug Ford fought back tears Thursday as he addressed the news that his brother, Rob, will take a leave of absence from his position of mayor and re-election campaign to deal with his...
View ArticleMicrosoft Canada Excellence Centre to bring jobs to Vancouver
Microsoft has unveiled plans for a major expansion in Vancouver, creating high-tech 400 jobs and providing internships for dozens of Canada's brightest university students. The Microsoft Canada...
View ArticleHarper: I Did Nothing Wrong Nominating Marc Nadon To Supreme Court
LONDON, Ont. - The chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada insisted Friday there was nothing wrong with how she and her office consulted with the federal government regarding a presumptive nominee...
View ArticleThis Photo Of Lindsay Lohan Sitting On Karl Lagerfeld's Lap Is Awkward
Picture this: Lindsay Lohan sitting on Karl Lagerfeld's lap. Awkward, right? On Thursday, the controversial reality TV star posted a hilarious Instagram photo of the twosome, which shows LiLo grinning...
View Article'Star Wars' Day: May The Fourth (Be With You) Has An Obvious Origin
"Star Wars Day" happens on Sunday. Makes you wonder why J.J. Abrams didn't wait just a few more days to announce the cast for "Star Wars: Episode VII."
View ArticleCalgary Stampede 2014 to offer scorpion pizza, crocodile sliders
Visitors to the Calgary Stampede will have 32 new food options to tempt their palates this year as they roam the grounds. Midway operations manager James Radke says food vendors have turned it up a...
View ArticleP.K. Subban targeted by thousands of racist tweets after Habs win
Racist comments proliferated on social media networks Thursday after Montreal Canadiens defenceman P.K. Subban scored the winning goal in a double-overtime match against the Boston Bruins. On Twitter,...
View ArticleRotting blue whale carcass should stay, says Trout River woman
The plan to let two blue whales go to a Toronto museum is not going over well with the owner of a restaurant in Trout River, the western Newfoundland town where one of the whale carcasses came ashore...
View ArticleHonda, GM add fresh recalls affecting 75,000 cars
Honda and General Motors announce recalls today, adding 75,000 cars to this year's list over safety issues. Honda is recalling 24,889 Odyssey minivans from the 2014 model year in North America because...
View Article50 Canadian troops to join NATO exercises in Poland
Prime Minister Stephen Harper says Canada will send soldiers to Poland to take part in NATO exercises amid growing concerns about Russian aggression toward Ukraine. Harper made the announcement during...
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Solar Jet Fuel: World's First 'Green' Jet Needs Only Sunlight, Water And...
We've come a long way from calculators. Scientists say they have succeeded in harnessing solar power to create the world's first environmentally sustainable jet fuel. So far, chemists at SOLAR-JET...
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