Canada

Horse euthanized after injury in Calgary Stampede chuckwagon race

CALGARY - A horse has died from an injury that occurred during a chuckwagon race at this year's Calgary Stampede. Stampede authorities confirm something happened to the animal abou...

Jul 11, 2019

Twitter taps Canada as test market for new 'hide' tweet feature

OTTAWA - Twitter says it is launching an experiment in Canada today that will allow users in this country to hide replies to tweets on the social-media platform. The timing comes as social media ...

Jul 11, 2019

Former prime minister Chretien hospitalized in Hong Kong with a kidney stone

OTTAWA - Former prime minister Jean Chretien is receiving treatment for a kidney stone in Hong Kong after falling ill there, says a spokesman. "Mr. Chretien has a kidney stone," said Bruce Hartley, a ...

Jul 11, 2019

Poor weather foils search efforts for entangled North Atlantic right whales

Search and rescue efforts for three endangered North Atlantic right whales that were found entangled in ropes were foiled on Wednesday because of poor weather conditions. The Department of Fisheries a...

Jul 11, 2019

Premiers to focus on Quebec over pipelines, religious symbols at conference

SASKATOON - Canada's premiers are meeting in Saskatoon on the final day of their annual gathering with Quebec expected to be at the centre of talks. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he is t...

Jul 11, 2019

In the news today, July 9

Five stories in the news for Tuesday, July 9 --- P.E.I., QUEBEC INTERVENE IN CARBON-TAX CASE Prince Edward Island and Quebec have joined as interveners in Saskatchewan's legal...

Jul 11, 2019

In the news today, July 11

Five stories in the news for Thursday, July 11 --- LIBERALS NOMINATE QUEBEC ACTIVIST FOR FALL VOTE Within a few minutes of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's speech Wednesday night introdu...

Jul 11, 2019

'Back to zero': Canada's premiers gather in Saskatoon, but none are women

SASKATOON - Canada's 13 provincial and territorial leaders are in Saskatchewan this week, but for the first time in years, the annual gathering won't have women at the table. "Symbolically, it's very ...

Jul 11, 2019

Wrangling waste: Calgary Stampede trying to reduce waste going to landfill

CALGARY - More than 20,000 people chowed down on pancakes last weekend during a family breakfast on the Calgary Stampede grounds. That's an awful lot of disposable forks, knives and pla...

Jul 11, 2019

Navy to release health study 15 years after deadly submarine fire

HALIFAX - Sailors who survived a devastating fire aboard the submarine HMCS Chicoutimi almost 15 years ago were expected to learn details today of a study into the long-term impact on t...

Jul 11, 2019