AIRDRIE, Alta. — A couple who offered to help with a promotion to fundraise for a paralyzed hockey player soon found themselves wearing too many hats. Jason and Sue Bissonnette were making baseball caps to make money to help with the costs of Ryan Straschnitzki’s rehabilitation, but they couldn’t keep up when thousands of requests…
Saskatoon Police Dog Bites 6-Year-Old
SASKATOON — A witness to an incident where police say one of their dogs accidentally bit a young girl says the animal shook the child like Cujo, and officers had a difficult time getting it to release her. Police said in a news release that the dog, which was in a harness on a leash,…
Search is on For Toronto DJ Who Went Overboard
TORONTO — Emergency crews are searching Lake Ontario for a Toronto DJ who fell overboard. Toronto police say they received a call at 9:44 p.m. Sunday from a friend of a man in his 20s who went overboard near Bluffer’s Park in the city’s east end. A man who says he is the victim’s uncle…
Police Nab Suspects by Searching Family Trees
VICTORIA — As the years stretched into decades with no arrests after his sister’s body was found in Washington state, it was becoming hard for John Van Cuylenborg of Victoria, B.C., to maintain hope for any justice or answers. Then he received a phone call about investigators getting a break in the cold case. It…
Trudeau Government to Give $400 Million to Girls Around The World For Education
QUEBEC — The Trudeau government is planning to announce a $400−million investment on Saturday at the G7 summit to help send the world’s poorest girls to school, The Canadian Press has learned. The funds are part of the government’s signature response to a campaign by a coalition of 30 non−governmental organizations that pressed Prime Minister…
Anthony Bourdain dead at 61 – CNN
NEW YORK, NY – The celebrity and TV chef, Anthony Bourdain, has been found dead at the age of 61. CNN reported that Bourdain was in France working on an upcoming episode of his popular show. CNN also reported they have confirmed that his death was a suicide. “Low plastic stool, cheap but delicious noodles,…
Only a Fraction of Illegal Border Crossers Removed From Canada
OTTAWA — Government data shows thousands of asylum seekers came into Canada illegally across the Canada−U.S. border in the first quarter of the year, but only a fraction were removed from the country during that time. Between Jan. 1 and March 31 only 135 individuals who made an asylum claim following an irregular entry were…
Trumps Continues to Slam Canada on Twitter
LA MALBAIE, Que. — Donald Trump is ramping up his blast of Canada on Twitter this morning over what he says are unfair trade practices as the U.S. president prepares to make his Canadian debut later today. The latest series of tweets by Trump follow posts he made last night — including his accusation that…
A Populist Wave Elects Doug Ford as Premier
TORONTO – Doug Ford is Ontario’s premier-elect after a populist wave carried him and the Progressive Conservatives to power last night. They won the Ontario election with 76 seats by dialling in to voters’ economic anxiety and anger with a scandal-plagued Liberal government. The NDP under Andrea Horwath will form the Official Opposition with 40…
Calf Testicles, Cheesy Chicken Hearts Added to Calgary Stampede Menu
CALGARY — Traditional corn dogs and deep−fried doughnuts are still on the menu but Calgary Stampede organizers say they’re being joined by giant squid on a stick, cheesy chicken hearts and even prairie oysters for foodies attending the 10−day event. Midway operations manager James Radke says the Stampede menu has to have something for everyone…