TORONTO — Canadian consumers are in danger of being left out of the latest smartphone technology unless the government holds an important spectrum auction next year, the chief technology officer for Telus said Monday. Ibrahim Gedeon told the annual Canadian Telecom Summit in Toronto that device and network equipment manufacturers are pushing ahead quickly to…
Cats Left in Humane Society Vehicle for 22 Days Survive
EDMONTON — The Edmonton Humane Society says it has adopted new procedures after a team that was transporting animals to its shelter accidentally left three cats inside a vehicle, and they weren’t discovered for 22 days. In a statement posted on Facebook, the society says the cats were dehydrated, hungry and had minor urine burns…
BREAKING – At Least 24 Injured in Ontario Bus Crash
PRESCOTT, Ont. — At least 24 people are in hospital, four with life−threatening injuries, after a bus crash in eastern Ontario, provincial police said Monday. Const. Suzanne Runciman said the bus was carrying approximately 37 people, including the driver and a tour guide, when it went off the westbound lanes of Highway 401 and hit…
Humboldt Broncos Stats Person Predicted Vegas Cup Win
HUMBOLDT, Sask. — Vice−principal David Millette at Humboldt high school would chat each day with Brody Hinz about sports and remembers the student making a bold hockey prediction last September. “He said the Vegas Golden Knights were going to be the first expansion team to win the Stanley Cup,” recalls Millette. “And, of course, I…
Teenaged BC Girl Dies After Hair Catches Fire at Backyard Firepit
TERRACE, B.C. — A 13−year−old girl has died after catching fire at a backyard firepit in British Columbia, leaving her family searching for answers about what exactly happened. Lynn Peerless says she looked out her backyard window in Terrace last week when she heard her daughter Grace screaming and saw her hair on fire. “I…
Trudeau Government Gives Interest Free Loan of $2 Million to Exclusive Golf Club
INVERNESS, N.S. — Cape Breton’s famed Cabot Links golf resort has received a $2−million federal loan, bringing total government funding for the luxurious links to almost $17 million. The interest−free “repayable contribution” will go towards spa facilities, upscale culinary services and tennis courts at Cabot Cliffs at Broad Cove, the sibling golf course to Cabot…
11 CM of Snow Falls on Gander
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Some people waking up in parts of Newfoundland got a wintry jolt when they looked out their window this morning and saw white. Areas around Gander and St. John’s got a light dusting of snow as temperatures dipped to about −1 C, with a wind chill of about −7 C. Some…
Giuliani: President Can Probably Pardon Himself
WASHINGTON, DC – President Donald Trump probably has the power to pardon himself but does not plan to do so, his attorney Rudy Giuliani said on Sunday. Linda So has more information in this Reuters News video report.
Two Teenagers Among the Wounded in Pickering Shooting
PICKERING, Ont. — A crowded family event in a community east of Toronto was turned into a scene of chaos when shots rang out Saturday night, wounding four. Durham Regional Police Staff Sgt. Paul Cummins says thousands of people had gathered for the annual Ribfest event in Pickering’s esplanade area when the gunfire erupted around…
Baloney Metre – Did Trudeau Break His Environmental Review Promise?
OTTAWA — “The prime minister has broken two promises, two direct promises that put us in this position. One was breaking the promise to renew the environmental assessment process with the (National Energy Board) and secondly a promise to end fossil fuel subsidies. He’s broken two promises.” — Jagmeet Singh, May 23 ___ To get…