The Canadian PressTerry Pedwell TWEED, Ont.–With little daylight at their disposal and a deep freeze setting in late yesterday, investigators quickly scoured the wreckage of a deadly helicopter crash in eastern Ontario. None of the four Hydro One employees on board the Aerospatiale AS350-B2 chopper survived the crash, which happened […]
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The Canadian PressGemma Karstens-Smith After months of bottle-feedings and curfews, a pair of moose calves rescued in northern British Columbia are thriving and giving hope for other orphaned wildlife in the region. Roy Rea, an instructor at the University of Northern British Columbia, says the male and female calves were […]
The Canadian Press FOND DU LAC, Sask.–First Nations’ chiefs say a plane crash in northern Saskatchewan demonstrates the need for upgraded runways and all-season roads in remote communities. A West Wind Aviation turboprop crashed Wednesday night with 22 passengers and three crew members aboard a flight from Fond du Lac […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–One fatality has been linked to an E. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce that has been detected in five provinces. The Public Health Agency of Canada said in a statement last night that a total of 30 cases of E.coli 0157 are being investigated and one person […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Canada’s retiring top judge says more must be done to ensure the justice system is accessible to everyone in a timely way. Outgoing Supreme Court Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin told a news conference today there’s a need to speed up the criminal justice process in the courts. […]
The Canadian PressBill Graveland CALGARY–Former federal Conservative cabinet minister Jason Kenney threw down the gauntlet at Premier Rachel Notley late yesterday after an overwhelming byelection victory to earn a seat in the Alberta legislature. “Tonight sends a clear message that we are united, that we are stronger together, and that […]
From the OPP Members of the Kenora OPP are investigating a motor-vehicle collision involving a police cruiser. On Tuesday shortly after 6 p.m., a member of the Kenora OPP was conducting an investigation on an abandoned motor vehicle on the side of Highway 17 near the Manitoba border. While stopped […]
By Rod McGuirk THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANBERRA, Australia — An Australian inquiry into child abuse recommended Friday that the Catholic Church lift its demand of celibacy from clergy and that priests be prosecuted for failing to report evidence of pedophilia heard in the confessional. Australia’s Royal Commission into Institutional Responses […]
The Associated Press LONDON — Oxford Dictionaries recognized the power of the millennial generation Friday with its 2017 word of the year : youthquake. Oxford lexicographers say there was a fivefold increase in use of the term between 2016 and 2017. It is defined as “a significant cultural, political, or […]
By David Paddon The Canadian Press TORONTO — Canadian supporters of “net neutrality” say a U.S. regulator’s vote to repeal Obama-era restraints on internet service providers is a step in the wrong direction because it will tip the balance of power towards large commercial interests. The head of CIRA the […]
The Canadian PressLisa Wallace OTTAWA–The Ottawa Senators are happy to be home. Coming off a disastrous seven-game, 15-day road trip, the Senators made the most of home ice as they snapped a five-game losing streak last night with a 3-2 win over the N.Y. Rangers. The victory was just Ottawa’s […]
The Associated PressJose M. Romero PHOENIX–DeMar DeRozan already had matched his season-high with 37 points. With his team up four in the closing seconds, he was needed on the defensive end. DeRozan forced T.J. Warren to take a difficult one-handed floater from 12 feet out and with the miss, the […]
