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German tourists walk 11 days in northern Manitoba bush after canoe crash
Two German tourists walked about 115 kilometres through the bush in northern Manitoba with minimal food after crashing their canoe in rapids on the Hayes River.Officers stop deer on California bridge for 'toll evasion'
California highway officers say they stopped a young deer on a California toll bridge "for toll evasion." The officer joked that the fawn usually pays the toll but "today she was a buck short."
California highway officers say they stopped a young deer on a California toll bridge "for toll evasion." The officer joked that the fawn usually pays the toll but "today she was a buck short." Coming soon, another costly burden on harried homeowners — mandatory energy auditsBusiness | 320 hits | 2:40 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Green groups are lobbying for the $400-$600 audit to be a requirement for every house on the market — for Ontario residents it is soon to be a harsh reality Darshan Kang placed on medical leave; denies allegations of sexual harassmentPolitical | 298 hits | 2:40 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Stress from allegations of sexual harassment have forced Calgary MP Darshan Kang to take a medical leave of absence, he said in a statement released Tuesday that also denies any wrongdoing.
Can clean synthetic diesel fuels succeed' | Business | DW | 17.08.2017
Some German industry officials have lately been touting 'e-fuels,' synthetic liquid fuels that can be burned in diesel engines, as an alternative to an all-electric automotive future. Is this workable - or mere PR?
Environmental | 302 hits | 8:53 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Some German industry officials have lately been touting 'e-fuels,' synthetic liquid fuels that can be burned in diesel engines, as an alternative to an all-electric automotive future. Is this workable - or mere PR? Quebec man fights back after dealer remotely disables car over $200 fee
A Quebec man is back on the road after a dealership remotely disabled his vehicle over his refusal to pay an extra $200 fee to remove the device used to immobilize it - something consumer advocates say may have broken the law. Recommended fat intake should increase, Canadian researchers say
Global dietary guidelines should change to suggest people can eat more fat than previously thought, with a view to preventing overconsumption of carbohydrates, according to a new international study led by Canadian researchers. Bicycle-riding Montreal police nab one of U.S.'s most wanted criminalsLaw & Order | 278 hits | 6:31 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
One of America's most wanted criminals was apprehended in Montreal last week by two bicycle-mounted police officers patrolling a path in the city's Saint-Laurent borough. Government to students: We will pay companies to give you a work placementBusiness | 115 hits | 6:00 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The federal government is spending $73 million to create 10,000 work placements for students over the next four years. RCMP to develop own email system because of government delays
After years of email crashes and outages, the RCMP had decided it can't wait for a new harmonized email system for the entire federal government. Murder, arson charges laid after baby dies in Edmonton fireLaw & Order | 379 hits | 7:27 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Edmonton police have charged two former tenants in connection with a fire that killed an infant and displaced seven people from their home. Taxpayers on the hook for new office construction of former UCP-turned-independent MLAProvincial Politics | 367 hits | 7:25 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Taxpayers are on the hook for the cost of constructing a new office for former United Conservative Party MLA Derek Fildebrandt, which could cost tens of thousands of dollars. Dad home with 5 kids when men running from police storm in, hideLaw & Order | 362 hits | 12:16 AM on Monday | posted by Hyack
A Winnipeg father was at home with his five kids when two men barged in to try to hide from police. Summer meets winter: Sask. man goes wakesurfing using a toboggan
Chris Bear of Kamsack, Sask., posted a video on Facebook Thursday of himself wakesurfing at Madge Lake using a toboggan as his board. "As far as summer sports go, that's about as Canadian as it gets." Five days of risk and reward at Yellowknife Dangerous Camp
Building weapons, lighting fires, using power tools � it sounds like the perfect disaster for a bunch of children out in the N.W.T. wilderness � but parents, and now adults, are signing up for a unique opportunity in Yellowknife: Dangerous Camp. Petition to change B.C. village of Moricetown to traditional name
More than 120 years after a Roman Catholic missionary named Moricetown after himself, a petition is circulating to change the name of the northern B.C. village to its traditional title: Wiset.Gone fishing' Man dives to catch fish in house flooded by Harvey
Flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey meant a man in Houston, Texas didn't even have to leave his house to go fishing.
Misc World | 403 hits | 2:33 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
Flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey meant a man in Houston, Texas didn't even have to leave his house to go fishing. Hollywood to Witless Bay: The double life of the Puffin Man
When he wasn't rubbing shoulders with Hollywood stars, Juergen Schau was enjoying a totally different type of night life — searching for stranded puffin chicks.2nd man arrested in Buckingham Palace incident treated as terror threat
London police arrested a second man Sunday after another suspect drove up to a police van not far from Buckingham Palace, then reached for a 1.5-metre sword, an incident detectives called a terrorism attempt.
Law & Order | 390 hits | 2:30 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
London police arrested a second man Sunday after another suspect drove up to a police van not far from Buckingham Palace, then reached for a 1.5-metre sword, an incident detectives called a terrorism attempt. Propaganda and provocation: Russia scoffs at Canada's Baltic war gamesMisc World | 413 hits | 2:24 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
As the Canadian-led NATO battle group in the Baltics goes through its first major exercise, a senior Russian official told CBC News that her government sees the war games as "a very provocative action."Catastrophic floods strike Houston, forcing thousands to flee
Harvey sent devastating floods pouring into Houston on Sunday as rising water chased thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground and overwhelmed rescuers, who could not keep up with the constant calls for help.
Harvey sent devastating floods pouring into Houston on Sunday as rising water chased thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground and overwhelmed rescuers, who could not keep up with the constant calls for help. Operation Nanook hits Labrador: An inside look as soldiers train for the north
Operation Nanook is meant to show that the Canadian Armed Forces can operate in the country's most northern regions. CBC Videojournalist Jacob Barker goes to Voisey's Bay to take an inside look at the Canadian Armed Forces annual northern training exercis Mexican farm worker says he was told heart attack symptoms caused by 'too much chili'
A 50-year-old Mexican labourer working 10-hour shifts for Canada’s largest cranberry producer in Richmond, B.C., suffered heart damage but says a supervisor blamed symptoms on “too much chili.”'Racially insensitive': Theater pulls Gone with the Wind
'Gone With The Wind' has been pulled from a Memphis theater after patrons complained the Civil War classic is racially insensitive.
Arts & Entertainment | 148 hits | 12:05 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
'Gone With The Wind' has been pulled from a Memphis theater after patrons complained the Civil War classic is racially insensitive. West Bank wine controversy continues as Canadian challenges 'Made in Israel' labelBusiness | 471 hits | 12:12 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Manitoba man has launched what is believed to be the first Canadian challenge to how wines produced in the Israeli-occupied West Bank are labelled in Canada, arguing that ‘Made in Israel’ is inaccurate.Male Student Gets $750,000 For Traumatic Sex Romps With Teacher In Her Car And Classroom
Judge awards $750,000 civil judgment to Kevin Eng and family for eight sex romps with former Horndog High teacher Erin Sayar
Funny | 1987 hits | 12:43 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Judge awards $750,000 civil judgment to Kevin Eng and family for eight sex romps with former Horndog High teacher Erin Sayar Everything is offensive: Here are Canada’s other politically incorrect place namesHistory | 214 hits | 12:08 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
It turns out that, when judged through the prism of our enlightened era, almost everybody from Canada’s past — from famed reformers to Indigenous icons to notable women — comes off as an extremist maniac. General Electric shutting down Peterborough plant in 2018Business | 452 hits | 12:06 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
General Electric has announced that it will shut down its Peterborough plant, which employs more than 350 people, in the fall of 2018.Bikini-clad cabin crew ditched for flights to Muslim country
Vietnamese airline VietJet has promised that all flight attendants on their soon-to-be-opened route from Ho Chi Minh City to Jakarta will be fully clothed after Indonesian authorities raised concerns.
Business | 483 hits | 12:05 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Vietnamese airline VietJet has promised that all flight attendants on their soon-to-be-opened route from Ho Chi Minh City to Jakarta will be fully clothed after Indonesian authorities raised concerns.Judge dismisses embryo suit against Sofia Vergara
A Louisiana judge dismissed the case between Sofia Vergara, 45, and Nick Loeb, 41, over their two frozen embryos in the latest step of the long legal battle between the exes.
Lifestyle | 117 hits | 12:02 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Louisiana judge dismissed the case between Sofia Vergara, 45, and Nick Loeb, 41, over their two frozen embryos in the latest step of the long legal battle between the exes. Met chief says non-English speaking victims priorityLaw & Order | 125 hits | 12:00 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Craig Mackey, deputy commissioner for the force, said the Met could decide who receives a face to face visit from the police depending how 'vulnerable' they are. Something strange is going on at Canada’s embassy in Dublin. Ken Vickers says it’s a ghostStrange | 396 hits | 9:13 PM on Friday | posted by shockedcanadian
Eagle raids blamed for sharp drop in Stanley Park heron survivalEnvironmental | 483 hits | 7:53 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
Vancouver's rising population of urban eagles could be responsible for a sharp drop in the survival of heron chicks at the Stanley Park heron colony, park biologists say. Report criticizes B.C. management of threatened grizzliesEnvironmental | 476 hits | 7:43 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
B.C.’s independent forestry watchdog has slammed the province’s management of a threatened grizzly population, saying the government hasn’t properly handled the risks posed by logging roads. Police charge parents of four-year-old boy found alone on Edmonton streetLaw & Order | 478 hits | 7:19 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
Edmonton police say charges have been laid against the parents of a little boy found wandering the streets alone on Thursday afternoon. More 'prescribed burns' could prevent wildfires, save money: expertsEnvironmental | 462 hits | 7:16 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
British Columbia is experiencing its worst wildfire season on record and some experts say part of the solution is more “prescribed burning.”Giant marijuana bundle launched over U.S.-Mexico border fence
Border Patrol agents in southern Arizona have seized a nearly 100-pound bundle of marijuana after spotting it flying over the border fence.
Law & Order | 456 hits | 4:56 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
Border Patrol agents in southern Arizona have seized a nearly 100-pound bundle of marijuana after spotting it flying over the border fence. Wildfire near Kelowna only 1 km from homes, but cool weather holds back flames
A wildfire in B.C.'s Okanagan region inched closer to homes overnight after forcing more than 1,000 people to flee on Thursday, but officials say cooler weather made a difference in the firefight.North Korea fires unidentified projectiles into sea, South Korean military says
North Korea early on Saturday fired unidentified projectiles into the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military said. South Korea's Yonhap news agency said they seem "to be short-range missiles," citing South Korea's military.
Misc World | 458 hits | 4:53 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
North Korea early on Saturday fired unidentified projectiles into the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military said. South Korea's Yonhap news agency said they seem "to be short-range missiles," citing South Korea's military.Hurricane Harvey takes aim as Texas governor warns of 'major disaster'
With time running out, tens of thousands of people are fleeing from the path of Hurricane Harvey as it takes aim at a wide swath of Texas that includes oil refineries, chemical plants and dangerously flood-prone Houston, the fourth-largest city in the U.S
With time running out, tens of thousands of people are fleeing from the path of Hurricane Harvey as it takes aim at a wide swath of Texas that includes oil refineries, chemical plants and dangerously flood-prone Houston, the fourth-largest city in the U.S Tolls to be eliminated on Port Mann and Golden Ears bridgesProvincial Politics | 358 hits | 4:39 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
The B.C. government is getting rid of tolls on the Port Mann and Golden Ears bridges starting Sept. 1, Premier John Horgan has announced. Premier Kathleen Wynne says proposal to strip public schools of John A. Macdonald's name misses mark
Premier Kathleen Wynne has weighed in on a controversial proposal by the Ontario elementary teachers union to rename public schools bearing the name of Canada's first prime minister, saying it has "missed the mark." 2 politicians defending John A. Macdonald's name get his name wrong
Rushing to John A. Macdonald's defence over the use of his name, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall both got his last name wrong. Veterans' groups 'appalled' by website selling Remembrance products for apparent profit
Veterans' groups are outraged by a website they believe is scamming Canadians for profit by exploiting both the country's military symbols and those who have served. Black Bloc warning urges more violence against Canadian journalistsLaw & Order | 107 hits | 1:37 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
An anti-fascist group whose members assaulted two Global News journalists at a demonstration in Quebec last weekend threatened more violence against journalists covering future protestsJemma Beale jailed for falsely accusing 15 men of rape
Jemma Beale, 25, from Middlesex, has been jailed for 10 years after making up bogus rape and sexual assault claims against 15 men over the course of three years.
Law & Order | 369 hits | 11:34 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Jemma Beale, 25, from Middlesex, has been jailed for 10 years after making up bogus rape and sexual assault claims against 15 men over the course of three years. Ocean temperatures around Nova Scotia hit record highs: DFO reportEnvironmental | 339 hits | 7:12 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Ocean temperatures in the Scotian Shelf and the Gulf of St. Lawrence reached record or near-record highs in 2016, according to a federal report on Atlantic Canada's marine ecosystem.Back to Canada News
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