The Associated PressGregory Katz LONDON—It was a day for the history books. But it was not in her majesty’s temperament to make much of a fuss. Yesterday around 5:30 p.m. (local time), Queen Elizabeth II became the longest reigning monarch in Britain’s proud and often turbulent history—dating back more than […]
Canada
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER—Three types of Smirnoff Ice coolers have been recalled in B.C. following a Canada-wide warning about possible glass contamination. Smirnoff’s supplier, Diageo Canada, voluntarily recalled several of the alcoholic drinks last week because of the possibility they may contain small pieces of glass. The Canadian Food Inspection […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG—A man accused of sending letter bombs to his ex-wife and two lawyers was denied bail yesterday, but he plans to appeal. Guido Amsel was ordered by provincial court Judge Heather Pullan to remain in custody pending his trial on charges that include three counts of attempted […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY—The staff at a Calgary bakery may have been flattered but mostly were worried on the weekend when a customer using a debit machine bought $49 worth of baked goods and left a whopping $525 tip. Workers at the Sidewalk Citizen didn’t notice the generous gratuity until […]
The Canadian Press CUMBERLAND HOUSE, Sask.—Luck came in pairs for a Saskatchewan man who netted two whopping walleye over two days to win two major prizes in a fishing tournament. Ronald Highway of Pelican Narrows was participating in the Senator Pierre Settee Memorial Heaviest Walleye Derby in Cumberland House on […]
The Canadian PressChinta Puxley WINNIPEG—Police in Winnipeg say four out of five missing persons reports they receive every month involve kids in the care of Manitoba Child and Family Services. A report prepared for the city’s police board says officers deal with an average of about 550 missing persons reports […]
The Canadian PressKeith Leslie TORONTO—Fewer parents kept their kids out of classes at a Toronto public school yesterday in protest of Ontario’s new sex-education curriculum but the school itself was vandalized overnight. The Toronto District School Board said about 1,000 of Thorncliffe Park’s 1,400 students were in classes yesterday—up from […]
The Associated PressGregory Katz LONDON It was a day for the history books. But it was not in her majesty’s temperament to make much of a fuss. On Wednesday, September 9, 2015, about 5:30 p.m., Queen Elizabeth II became the longest reigning monarch in Britain’s proud and often turbulent history, […]
The Canadian Press LAVAL, Que.—Justin Trudeau says he wants the major federal party leaders to sit down together before election day to discuss Canada’s role in the Syrian refugee crisis. The Liberal leader requested a meeting with Stephen Harper and Tom Mulcair to talk about what can be done to […]
The Associated PressMelissa Nelson-Gabriel LIVE OAK, Fla.—The towering grove of century-old longleaf pines surrounding Roger Ward’s family home is a rare site in this verdant swath of north-central Florida. That’s because most pines here are cut and processed for profit as soon as their 15- to 18-year growth cycle is […]
The Canadian PressMurray Brewster OTTAWA—The Conservatives stumbled as the federal election reached an unofficial milestone yesterday—dropping two candidates from their slate in the important Greater Toronto Area battleground after embarrassing videos surfaced in the mainstream media and online. Jerry Bance, who was running in Scarborough Rouge Park, was the first […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG—A southern Ontario fire chief is being hailed for risking a possible injury in order to stop a runaway truck in a Winnipeg shopping centre parking lot. Brian George, who lives in Strathroy, west of London, was heading home Saturday after visiting his daughters in northern Manitoba. […]
