Category Archives: Canada

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, June 28, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 11 a.m. Quebec is reporting 76 new cases of COVID-19 today and no deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus. Health officials i...
Jun 28, 2021

Software glitch contributed to fatal naval helicopter crash that killed six
OTTAWA - A military investigation has found that a software glitch played a major role in the deadly crash of a Cyclone helicopter off the coast of Greece last year. The military's flight safety direc...
Jun 28, 2021

Denied by COVID-19 in 2020, Tampa gets second chance to pull out Stanley Cup stops
TAMPA, Fla. - Don't get Joseph Guggino wrong: he's thrilled to have the Stanley Cup finals in town. After all, COVID-19 took a heavy toll on Tampa's local entrepreneurs and restaurateurs, denying the ...
Jun 28, 2021

'Revolutionary:' High-tech tools let environmentalists monitor remote development
SPRINGBANK, ALBERTA - The chopper blades start their whup-whup-whup as the pilot checks his flight path over coal exploration projects in the Alberta foothills. The zigzag path on his tablet points ou...
Jun 28, 2021

Nearly 30 per cent of respondents broke COVID-19 restrictions: Canada-wide survey
SASKATOON - Almost 30 per cent of respondents in a newly released Canada-wide survey admitted to breaking COVID-19 rules - and felt justified doing so. The survey by the Canadian Hub for Applied and S...
Jun 28, 2021

Sentencing hearing to begin for Ontario man who killed woman in Edmonton hotel room
EDMONTON - A sentencing hearing is to begin today for an Ontario truck driver convicted of killing a woman who bled to death in an Edmonton hotel room. In February, a jury found Bradley Barton guilty ...
Jun 28, 2021

Temperature in Lytton, B.C., breaks all-time Canadian high set in 1937
VANCOUVER - The temperature in a village in British Columbia's southern Interior reached a scorching 46.1 C this afternoon, marking a new all-time high recorded in Canada. The reading from Environment...
Jun 27, 2021

McKenna retiring from politics, creates possible opening for Mark Carney
OTTAWA - Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna has decided not to seek re-election. Her surprise decision opens up some prime political real estate that could become a launching pad for former Ban...
Jun 27, 2021

Four Canadians from three families unaccounted for after Florida condo collapse
At least four Canadians from three different families are unaccounted for after the deadly collapse of a Miami-area condo building, the federal government said Sunday as the official death toll in the...
Jun 27, 2021

Ottawa Rabbi Reuven Bulka dies, leaves a legacy of kindness
OTTAWA - The Jewish Federation of Ottawa says beloved Ottawa Rabbi Reuven Bulka has died at the age of 77. He died Sunday morning in New York City where he had moved to spend time with his five childr...
Jun 27, 2021