News Source: Macleans
| 14 days ago
The Olympic torch is continuing its journey through Canada's north today and some scientists are hoping it will shine an international light on the plight of the polar bear. Environmentalists say the polar bear is in grave danger because of climate...
News Source: Canada.com
| 14 days ago
Michel Bruneau a cashier at the Charley Biggs Convenience store in Sagkeeng First Nation stands next to the ticket checker where Marie and Kirby Fontaine checked their winning $50M dollar ticket Saturday afternoon. Bruneau had confirmed the winning...
News Source: The Globe and Mail
| 14 days ago
Marie and Kirby Fontaine of Sagkeeng First Nation, about 150 kilometres north of Winnipeg, purchased the Lotto Max ticket from a store on Friday. On Saturday, the couple called around lunch time to say that they were coming in to check their numbers.
News Source: The Globe and Mail
| 14 days ago
Unfortunately, the torch relay didn't venture near Wapusk National Park on the shores of Hudson Bay, just near here, where the polar bears congregate in the hundreds this time of year waiting for the ice to freeze so they can go seal hunting for a...
News Source: Inquirer.net
| 14 days ago
The Olympic flame traveled farther north than it has ever gone as it lit up the artic night sky in the northern outpost of Alert on Sunday. The torch was carried across the frozen Nunavut tundra by 20 hardy runners who called themselves 'The Frozen...
News Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
| 14 days ago
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will host a Canadian Football League playoff game for the first time since 2001 thanks to a 39-17 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sunday afternoon. A Winnipeg man was stabbed while being robbed of a case of beer in...