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Canada News Jul 15 to 21, 2018

No Name nuggets recalled

No Name nuggets recalled

Ottawa Jul 21, 2018 / 12:27 pm

Loblaw Companies Ltd. is recalling certain No Name brand Chicken Nuggets due to possible salmonella contamination. The nuggets were sold in 907 gram packages...

50 homes evacuated

50 homes evacuated

Ontario Jul 21, 2018 / 12:26 pm

UPDATE 12:26 p.m. More than 50 homes were evacuated in northeastern Ontario on Friday night due to raging forest fires. The mandatory evacuation order was...

Trudeau stands by NAFTA

Trudeau stands by NAFTA

Ottawa Jul 20, 2018 / 2:06 pm

Despite fresh rumblings of a bilateral deal between the United States and Mexico, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is convinced that a full North American Free...

NHL cyberbullying in court

NHL cyberbullying in court

Toronto Jul 20, 2018 / 1:59 pm

The fiancee of former Ottawa Senators winger Mike Hoffman has made a legal request to see all evidence related to allegations that she harassed and cyberbullied...

Japan resumes imports

Japan resumes imports

Jul 20, 2018 / 12:54 pm

Ottawa says Japan has ended its temporary suspension of Canadian wheat imports. Japan had halted shipments after some unauthorized genetically modified wheat...

Tears for generosity shown

Tears for generosity shown

Ottawa Jul 20, 2018 / 12:00 pm

An Ontario woman who fell victim to a telephone tax scam has her money back — not from the scammer, but from a stranger who says he went through a similar...

Permanent hwy memorial

Permanent hwy memorial

Regina Jul 20, 2018 / 10:39 am

A community foundation set up after the fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash is hoping for a permanent memorial at the site. Team spokesman Grant Bastedo said...

More alcohol across borders

More alcohol across borders

New Brunswick Jul 20, 2018 / 9:11 am

Canada's premiers are set to wrap up their two-day meeting in New Brunswick with a deal that will effectively double the amount of beer and alcohol that can...

Murder victims now ID'd

Murder victims now ID'd

Toronto Jul 20, 2018 / 8:45 am

The remains of all eight men allegedly murdered by Bruce McArthur have now been recovered and identified, police in charge of the sprawling investigation said...

On-reserve families miss out

On-reserve families miss out

Ottawa Jul 19, 2018 / 2:47 pm

Thousands of Indigenous families living on-reserve will miss out on a boost to the Canada Child Benefit when the more lucrative payments hit parents' bank...

Canada Child Benefit plan

Canada Child Benefit plan

Ottawa Jul 19, 2018 / 1:17 pm

Government ministers and Liberal MPs held dozens of events Thursday to highlight two years since the Liberals introduced the Canada Child Benefit. Starting...

Attempted murder charge

Attempted murder charge

Brampton Jul 19, 2018 / 1:14 pm

Police say they have charged a 28-year-old man with attempted murder after a five-year-old boy went missing overnight northwest of Toronto. Peel regional police...

Makita chainsaws recalled

Makita chainsaws recalled

Jul 19, 2018 / 12:32 pm

Makita Canada is recalling its Makita and Dolmar chainsaws. The recall involves Makita and Dolmar brand chainsaws in the 64, 73 and 79 cc classes. These...

Cop guilty in driving death

Cop guilty in driving death

Quebec Jul 19, 2018 / 11:14 am

A Montreal-area police officer was found guilty Thursday of dangerous driving causing the death of a five-year-old boy in 2014. Nicholas Thorne-Belance was a...

Greenpeace climb Big O

Greenpeace climb Big O

Montreal Jul 19, 2018 / 6:03 am

At least three Greenpeace members are climbing the outside of the Olympic Stadium tower in Montreal to protest the Trans Mountain pipeline. They plan to unfurl...

Reducing household waste

Reducing household waste

Jul 18, 2018 / 8:27 pm

Every day, an estimated 2.4 million Canadian potatoes are thrown in the trash. That's along with 1.2 million apples, one million cups of milk, 750,000...

Future of pot sales?

Future of pot sales?

Halifax Jul 18, 2018 / 1:13 pm

The Nova Scotia Liquor Corp. offered a glimpse inside one of its coming cannabis stores Wednesday, showcasing a unique retail hybrid not likely found anywhere...

Heat claims more lives

Heat claims more lives

Montreal Jul 18, 2018 / 1:12 pm

Montreal health authorities now say 53 deaths in the city may be attributable to a heat wave earlier this month. The new number could mean as many as 89...

Cyclone's maiden voyage

Cyclone's maiden voyage

Halifax Jul 18, 2018 / 11:20 am

Hundreds of people gathered on a jetty at Halifax's naval base today to bid farewell to 240 military members aboard HMCS Ville de Quebec. Under pouring...

Banff's bathroom bears back

Banff's bathroom bears back

Banff Jul 18, 2018 / 11:07 am

Three cubs found abandoned in a washroom along the Trans-Canada Highway in Banff National Park have been returned to the area. The black bears, now yearlings,...

Airline cancels flights

Airline cancels flights

Montreal Jul 18, 2018 / 10:42 am

Hundreds of European travellers have been stuck in Montreal for days after their airline unexpectedly cancelled their flights home. Spanish airline Level...

Parks Canada expands

Parks Canada expands

Toronto Jul 18, 2018 / 10:39 am

Parks Canada says it has reached an agreement to acquire a privately owned parcel of land in Ontario's Georgian Bay area to expand the Bruce Peninsula...

CFL player charged

CFL player charged

Ottawa Jul 18, 2018 / 10:24 am

Ottawa police have confirmed former Redblacks defensive back Teague Sherman has been charged with two counts of sexual assault. Police say Sherman was charged...

Trudeau shuffles deck

Trudeau shuffles deck

Ottawa Jul 18, 2018 / 6:50 am

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle his front benches this morning and some familiar faces are slated to take on new cabinet portfolios. Heritage...

Alta. wants beer tax to stick

Alta. wants beer tax to stick

Edmonton Jul 17, 2018 / 4:08 pm

Alberta has served notice it will appeal a court ruling ordering the province to pay just over $2 million to two out-of-province breweries over a disputed beer...

Tories pull attack ad

Tories pull attack ad

Ottawa Jul 17, 2018 / 3:32 pm

The Conservative party pulled an attack ad from its Twitter feed Tuesday that depicted a black man carrying a suitcase walking over a tweet from Prime Minister...

Vacation ends in tragedy

Vacation ends in tragedy

Calgary Jul 17, 2018 / 12:55 pm

Three generations of a family were on their way to visit relatives in Houston last week when their minivan and a semi-truck collided head-on, killing three and...

More remains found

More remains found

Toronto Jul 17, 2018 / 12:45 pm

A second exploration of a site where alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur is accused of burying the bodies of numerous men yielded human remains on nearly every...

Preventing suicide

Preventing suicide

Toronto Jul 17, 2018 / 12:22 pm

Powerlessness, battling with mental illness and self-blame are common themes found in suicide notes, according to a study from Canadian researchers that...

Harm reduction not enough

Harm reduction not enough

British Columbia Jul 17, 2018 / 12:11 pm

As the opioid crisis in Canada worsens, nurses are calling on the federal government to take stronger action. "Harm reduction is not enough....

Train derailment in Quebec

Train derailment in Quebec

Quebec Jul 17, 2018 / 11:27 am

The cleanup is underway in western Quebec following a train derailment Monday night. Roughly 20 cars left the tracks near the small town of Saint-Polycarpe....

Trudeau seeks bus solutions

Trudeau seeks bus solutions

Ottawa Jul 17, 2018 / 10:29 am

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has asked Transport Minister Marc Garneau to find solutions following Greyhound's withdrawal of bus service from...

Bunny burden in Alberta

Bunny burden in Alberta

Canmore Jul 17, 2018 / 10:27 am

Problems persist in an Alberta mountain town overrun with rabbits despite an ongoing cull that has cost almost $400,000. Canmore introduced its feral rabbit...

Trudeau blasts Putin

Trudeau blasts Putin

Ottawa Jul 17, 2018 / 7:25 am

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is standing firm in his condemnation of Vladimir Putin despite U.S. President Donald Trump's warm words for the Russian...

U.S. complains about tariffs

U.S. complains about tariffs

Ottawa Jul 16, 2018 / 2:05 pm

The United States fired back Monday at the Canadian government's retaliatory tariffs on American imports by launching a formal challenge with the World...

Salmonella scare

Salmonella scare

Ottawa Jul 16, 2018 / 12:36 pm

Europe's Best brand Field Berry Mixes has been recalled due to a Salmonella scare. Hain Celestial Canada, ULC is recalling Europe's Best brand Field...

Glaciers melting away

Glaciers melting away

Jul 16, 2018 / 11:23 am

New research finds that hundreds of glaciers in Canada's High Arctic are shrinking and that many are likely fated to disappear. Adrienne White of the...

Trade minister on defence

Trade minister on defence

Toronto Jul 16, 2018 / 9:41 am

Ontario's trade minister will be travelling to Washington this week to defend the province's auto industry at a U.S. Department of Commerce hearing. Jim...

Youth dismayed at pipeline

Youth dismayed at pipeline

Ottawa Jul 16, 2018 / 9:06 am

Members of Justin Trudeau's youth council are urging the prime minister to withdraw his decision to buy Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline. Sixteen...

Home sales down

Home sales down

Ottawa Jul 16, 2018 / 7:01 am

The Canadian Real Estate Association says the number of homes sold in June was down 10.7 per cent from a year ago. The result was a five-year low for the month...

Consider decriminalization?

Consider decriminalization?

Toronto Jul 16, 2018 / 6:58 am

Toronto's board of health is set to decide today whether it will call on the federal government to decriminalize all drugs for personal use. The board will...

World Cup party on streets

World Cup party on streets

Montreal Jul 16, 2018 / 5:32 am

Elated French fans burst out of bars and into the streets of Montreal on Sunday, as a celebration of their soccer team's World Cup victory turned into an...

Where the bison roam

Where the bison roam

Banff Jul 16, 2018 / 5:30 am

Several Indigenous elders are to be flown by helicopter into the backcountry of Banff National Park today for a blessing ceremony as officials prepare to let...

Top prize at rodeo

Top prize at rodeo

Jul 15, 2018 / 7:24 pm

Brazilian bull rider Marcos Gloria made the most of his second chance to win $100,000 at the Calgary Stampede rodeo on Sunday. Gloria was originally bucked off...

Former NHL goalie drowns

Former NHL goalie drowns

Hamilton Jul 15, 2018 / 2:07 pm

Hamilton police say former NHL goalie Ray Emery has drowned in Lake Ontario. Inspector Marty Schulenberg says Emery's death does not appear to be...

Decriminalizing drugs in TO

Decriminalizing drugs in TO

Jul 15, 2018 / 8:26 am

Toronto's top public health official believes the time has come to decriminalize all drugs for personal use and will be asking the city's board of...

Cycling for Alzheimer's

Cycling for Alzheimer's

Halifax Jul 15, 2018 / 7:33 am

A young man cycling across all 10 Canadian provinces to raise money for Alzheimer's disease research is closing in on the finish line of his 8,000-kilometre...

National park deteriorating

National park deteriorating

Jul 15, 2018 / 7:26 am

An exhaustive federal study of Canada's largest national park concludes almost every aspect of its environment is deteriorating. The 561-page report on Wood...

Boy found at bottom of pool

Boy found at bottom of pool

Jul 15, 2018 / 7:22 am

A 14-year-old boy is in critical condition after being found unconscious at the bottom of a public pool in Montreal. Authorities say a passerby spotted the...

Bracing for World Cup final

Bracing for World Cup final

Jul 15, 2018 / 7:15 am

Soccer fans across Canada will be glued to their screens this morning as Croatia takes on France in the World Cup final in Moscow. It's the first ever final...

Most airtight building in BC

Most airtight building in BC

Prince George Jul 15, 2018 / 7:09 am

The Wood Innovation Research Lab in Prince George, B.C., appears to be nothing more than a modern cedar and black-metal building, but look past the cladding and...

No winning ticket

No winning ticket

Jul 15, 2018 / 7:05 am

No winning ticket was sold for the $5 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw, however, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder...

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