KINGSTON, Ont. — The RCMP have charged a Kingston youth with terrorism, saying he allegedly tried to get someone to plant a bomb. A second man has been arrested but not charged in the same alleged plot. The youth is charged with knowingly facilitating a terrorist activity and with counselling someone to use an explosive…
Kingston Arrests Related to National Security Investigation
KINGSTON, Ont. — The RCMP have made two arrests in Kingston, Ont., in what a government official confirms is a national security investigation. The RCMP tweeted Thursday evening that “all actions are being taken to ensure public safety” and more information will be provided on Friday. A senior government official speaking on background confirmed that…
1944 Book Hints at Nazi Plans for North America
OTTAWA — Canada’s national archive has acquired a rare book it says could have served as a blueprint for a Nazi purge of Jews in North America. Once part of Adolf Hitler’s personal library, the 1944 volume reports on the Jewish population of certain cities as well as key organizations and printing presses of Canadian…
Zamboni Misplaced by Storm Takes Off on Social Media
WINDSOR, N.S. — The powerful storm that battered Eastern Canada Monday had an unexpected casualty −− a Zamboni found in a ditch near Windsor, Nova Scotia, without a rink in sight. A bemused driver snapped a photo of the scene and it quickly spread on social media as a bizarre rural Canadian tableau. Jake Ross,…
250 Passengers Stranded in Frigid Labrador
HAPPY VALLEY−GOOSE BAY, N.L. — An end is finally in sight for passengers who spent 16 gruelling hours on a plane grounded on a tarmac in frigid Happy Valley−Goose Bay, N.L., though a passenger was left frustrated by the experience and wondering why it took so long to get help. “You’re cold, you’re tired, you’re…
Trudeau Says – Keep Focus on Helping Canadians at Home
OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau told his MPs to stay focused on helping Canadians at home in this coming election year, despite the anxiety created by global turbulence. The prime minister referred to the China−U.S. trade war and the pending Brexit divorce of Britain and Europe, as well as the threat of climate change and the…
Changing the Definition of Vodka
The federal government is asking Canadians how they like their vodka. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has opened consultations on whether to redefine the clear, neutral spirit and open interprovincial trade for innovative craft distillers who want to try something new. Under current rules that haven’t changed in decades, vodka must be made from either…
Moose Jaw Wants to Challenge Norway for Tallest Moose
MOOSE JAW, Sask. — The City of Moose Jaw, Sask., is on the antlers of a dilemma — how to reclaim the title of having the world’s tallest moose statue? For decades its Mac the Moose statue held the record at almost 10 metres tall. But then Norway put up a silver moose statue between…
Study Finds More Than Half Food Produced in Canada Wasted
More than half the food produced in Canada is wasted and the average kitchen tosses out hundreds of dollars worth of edibles every year, says a study researchers are calling the first of its kind. “It’s a lot of food,” said Lori Nikkel of Second Harvest, the Toronto−based group working to reduce food waste that…
Snowmobilers Perish in Avalanche
INVERMERE, B.C. — One snowmobiler is dead and another may have been swept into a nearby lake after a group of three sledders triggered an avalanche in southeastern British Columbia. A release posted by Avalanche Canada says the three were sledding Saturday on Mount Brewer in the Purcell Mountains, just west of Invermere, when two…