Social media users are pledging to #BuyCanadian amid a simmering trade standoff with the U.S., but experts say pocketbook patriotism may have unintended consequences on both sides of the border. Bonnie Hallman of Winnipeg says she cancelled a long−desired trip to Alaska shortly after President Donald Trump took aim at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for…
Toronto Storm Far Too Much for Eaton Centre
TORONTO — Even the iconic Eaton Centre mall wasn’t a refuge from the rain as a storm rolled through downtown Toronto on Wednesday afternoon. Numerous people posted videos on Twitter as water poured from the ceiling of the shopping centre. After the afternoon storm it looks like the #Toronto Eaton Centre sprung a leak -…
RCMP – Potential Charges in Humboldt Broncos Crash
REGINA — Saskatchewan RCMP say they are preparing to talk to Crown prosecutors about potential charges in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. Police say they are still analyzing data and evidence gathered from the scene of the April 6 collision between the junior hockey team’s bus and a semi−truck near Nipawin. Sixteen people — including…
OPP Remind People Not to Call 911 if Pizza is Late
LEEDS, Ont. — Starvation can be a life or death matter, but police in eastern Ontario say a woman’s recent complaint about the wait time for her pizza order doesn’t quite qualify. Provincial police say they were called to a restaurant in Elgin, Ont., shortly before 10 p.m. on Monday. There they found what they…
Many Americans Showing Love & Support for Canada
TORONTO — With diplomatic tensions between U.S. and Canada rocked by recent comments about trade by President Donald Trump and his advisers, some Americans are finding ways to acknowledge Canada’s other exports in popular culture. From Neil Young and Drake to poutine and northern hospitality, many of Canada’s internationally known trademarks became fodder for compliments…
Vote on Removing Premier in Nunavut
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Members of the Nunavut legislature are to vote Thursday on whether to remove the premier. Paul Quassa, a longtime Inuit leader, was chosen for the office last fall by his political colleagues under the territory’s consensus government. But one of them has announced he will table a motion for a vote that…
Polar Bear Hitches Ride on Iceberg to Newfoundland
ST. ANTHONY, N.L. — Mother Nature came through in a big way to help cap off an annual Newfoundland iceberg festival. The icebergs moved in, bringing with them a special visitor — a polar bear. After people donned costumes for the polar bear dip Sunday morning in Raleigh, N.L., a real polar bear came ashore…
Trudeau’s Words Will Cost Canadians “A Lot of Money.” – Trump
SINGAPORE — U.S. President Donald Trump says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s assertion that Canada “will not be pushed around” will end up costing Canadians “a lot of money.” Trump gave a wide−ranging news conference in Singapore on Tuesday following his landmark summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, in which the two leaders spoke…
Trump Offical That Blasted Canada has Heart Attack
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump says his top economic adviser has suffered a heart attack, just days after joining the U.S. president in Quebec for the G7 Summit that ended with increased trade tensions between Canada and the U.S. Trump tweeted just minutes before his historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday…
De Niro Apologizes to Canadians for Trump’s Comments
TORONTO — With diplomatic tensions between U.S. and Canada rocked by recent comments about trade by President Donald Trump and his advisers, some Americans are finding ways to acknowledge Canada’s other exports in popular culture. From Neil Young and Drake to poutine and northern hospitality, many of Canada’s internationally known trademarks became fodder for compliments…