Flooding forces partial evacuation of Kashechewan, Attawapiskat
Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-05-01 14:01:56 -0700 | travel-news
A partial evacuation was underway Wednesday in the Kashechewan First Nation, and some frail and elderly have already been flown out of Attawapiskat First Nation, as flood problems worsen for the James Bay Coast communities. Both Attawapiskat and Kashechewan declared...
Canada's auditor: Why was $3.1 billion not spent on anti-terrorism?
Source: United Press International
Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-05-01 21:43:57 -0700 | travel-news
Canada's auditor general said Wednesday the prime minister is unable to explain how his government spent more than $3 billion in anti-terrorism funds. Prime Minister Stephen Harper ignored accusations from political critics little has been done in Canada's anti-terrorism initiative...
Nine employees injured in explosion at Newmarket auto parts plant
Source: The Globe & Mail
Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-05-01 10:49:59 -0700 | travel-news
EDT Magna Closures Dortec Industries in Markham Feb 19, 2013. (Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail) Nine employees were injured at a Newmarket manufacturing plant after an explosion Wednesday morning. According to York Regional Police, six of the injured employees were...
Firearms office prepares to collect gun licence fees
Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-05-01 09:53:02 -0700 | travel-news
The Harper government is seeking a new supplier to send out hundreds of thousands of gun licence renewal applications and reminders to firearms owners. The Conservatives announced in mid-April that Ottawa will be collecting about $18 million annually in new...
Special avalanche warning issued for B.C., Alberta Rockies by Parks Canada
Source: Vancouver Sun
Vancouver :: Canada | updated 2013-05-01 09:02:42 -0700 | travel-news
It looks like spring could actually arrive in the Rockies this weekend, but officials in the mountain parks are warning the avalanche risk could climb to high in several areas including some popular hiking trails. On Tuesday, Parks Canada issued...
Are my pet's injuries covered in a car accident?
Source: The Globe & Mail
Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-04-30 21:23:59 -0700 | travel-news
EDT (Monika Wisniewska/Getty Images/iStockphoto) My dog travels everywhere with me and I'm wondering if pet injuries resulting from a car accident are covered by auto insurance?...Insurance is available to cover pet injuries, including those sustained in a motor vehicle accident,...
Railway accidents, fatalities increase in Saskatchewan
Source: Star Phoenix
Edmonton :: Canada | updated 2013-04-30 20:26:00 -0700 | travel-news
As the number of accidents and fatalities at railway crossings in Saskatchewan continues to rise, CN is hoping to deal with the issue through trespassing enforcement and by changing driver's attitudes and behaviour toward rail safety. Ben Tessier, an inspector...
Flooded Sask. communities declare states of emergency
Source: Delhi News-Record
Saskatoon :: Canada | updated 2013-04-30 20:26:13 -0700 | travel-news
Maidstone, Radisson, Foam Lake, Elfros, Borden, Great Bend and Poundmaker Cree Nation have all declared states of emergency due to spring flooding sparked by a late snow melt. "I got a bit of sleep last night," said Harold Trew, administrator...
Elderly man stabbed to death in Scarborough
Source: Toronto Star
Ottawa :: Canada | updated 2013-04-30 14:05:21 -0700 | travel-news
Save to mystar An elderly man is dead after a stabbing at a Scarborough home overnight. Emergency crews rushed to a residence at 1678 Kingston Rd., just west of Birchmount Rd., around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday after receiving a call that...
Commuter train narrowly avoids near fatal head-on collision with freighter as driver jumps out of ...
Source: Mail Online UK
Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-04-30 01:17:56 -0700 | travel-news
30 April 2013 The terrifying moment in which a head-on collision between a passenger train and a freighter was only narrowly avoided, has been captured on camera, preserving the memory of the lucky escape forever for those involved. The spine-tingling...
5 B.C. crash victims all from same family
Source: Delhi News-Record
Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-04-29 22:23:20 -0700 | travel-news
A young victim of one of Surrey, B.C.'s, most devastating car crashes will always be remembered as a beautiful and happy boy, according to those paying tribute to five members of the same family killed Sunday. All members of the...
Female Army soldier pleads guilty to desertion to avoid second tour in Iraq
Source: Fox
Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-04-30 07:53:55 -0700 | travel-news
Army pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of desertion after fleeing to Canada to avoid a second tour of duty in the Iraq war...Kimberly Rivera was sentenced to 10 months in prison and a bad-conduct discharge after entering her plea...
Container ship's punctured hull in Port Metro Vancouver raises fears of tanker spills
Source: The Province
Vancouver :: Canada | updated 2013-04-29 18:13:20 -0700 | travel-news
An environmental group is concerned about a weekend accident where a container ship sustained three punctures in its hull from what the Transportation Safety Board called hard striking of its berth in Port Metro Vancouver. The Ever Ethic had a...
Closing arguments to begin at trial for Queen of the North sinking off B.C.
Source: Vancouver Sun
Prince Rupert :: Canada | updated 2013-04-29 17:53:31 -0700 | travel-news
The sinking of the Queen of the North passenger ferry off British Columbia's northern coast is a story made up of many chapters. There is the tragedy of two missing passengers, Gerald Foisy and Shirley Rosette, who vanished the night...
Khadr 're-victimizing' murdered medic's family: Tory MP
Source: Delhi News-Record
Kingston :: Canada | updated 2013-04-29 14:54:53 -0700 | travel-news
Omar Khadr's attempt to backtrack on his war crimes confessions while behind bars in Canada isn't sitting well with a rookie Conservative MP. While this individual attempts to take back his own words and recant his guilty plea, he is...
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