SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – A 30-year-old Scottsdale cold case featured on “Unsolved Mysteries” is officially closed. In 1994, 21-year-old Angela Maher was hit and killed by a drunk driver. Before an important court date, the woman responsible fled, and she was never found. Now, we know what happened to Angela’s killer. ‘We can turn the page […]
By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada ordered on Friday the dissolution of two technology companies’ businesses in the country, citing national security concerns. The companies, Bluvec Technologies Inc and Pegauni Technology Inc, were given the dissolution order and asked to cease all operations in the country under a law that governs foreign investments in […]
By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada ordered on Friday the dissolution of two technology companies’ businesses in the country, citing national security concerns. The companies, Bluvec Technologies Inc and Pegauni Technology Inc, were given the dissolution order and asked to cease all operations in the country under a law that governs foreign investments in […]
[Source] A Japanese lesbian couple has been granted refugee status in Canada after enduring discrimination in Japan. Key points: The details: While Japan has local partnership systems for same-sex couples, it still doesn’t have national marriage equality. LGBTQ+ rights advocates say social acceptance lags behind legal progress in Japan. Hana and Eri said they faced […]
(Bloomberg) — Canada’s annual rate of core inflation eased for a fourth straight month, bolstering a case for policymakers to begin an easing cycle in the coming months, but a slight increase in the monthly pace may keep a June rate cut from being a certainty. Most Read from Bloomberg The Bank of Canada’s two […]
After 48 years of investigation, Alberta Royal Canadian Mounted Police linked the deaths of four young women killed in the Calgary area in the 1970s to one man – a serial sexual offender who they believe may have committed more violent crimes until his death. Police say Gary Allen Srery killed junior high school friends Eva […]
Colossal wildfires burning across Canada over the last week have driven thousands of people to evacuate with their kids, pets and precious belongings in tow – many uncertain when they may be able to return home. Firefighters battling more than 100 blazes across the country could see temporary relief in some regions as a large […]
Thousands of people in western Canada are facing the wrath of wildfires this week amid severe drought. Some six thousand people were told to evacuate Fort McMurray, Alberta, where 90,000 residents were forced to flee during the 2016 wildfires. More than 3,000 others were ordered to leave Fort Nelson, British Columbia, where a fire is […]
Toronto — Wildfire season has arrived in full force in Western Canada, prompting evacuation orders and alerts in several towns in British Columbia and neighboring Alberta due to the danger of uncontrolled blazes. According to the BC administration’s latest wildfire situation report, seven evacuation orders and five alerts had been issued in the province since […]
Farmer’s Almanac A massive solar storm rocked the Earth’s atmosphere with charged particles this weekend, triggering spectacular auroras in the night sky across a substantial swath of both North America and Europe. The storm reached “extreme” levels — Category G5 — on Friday and Saturday, enough to wreak havoc on communications equipment and even the […]
Thousands of Canadians have been ordered to leave their homes in Fort Nelson, British Columbia due to the threat of a wildfire. The blaze began on Friday night and was described by officials as “exhibiting extreme fire behaviour”. Wildfires have also led to evacuation alerts and orders in the neighbouring province of Alberta. The Canadian […]
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has invited NATO partner Canada to enter into a joint partnership with Norway to protect infrastructure in the far north. “Let us initiate a trilateral strategic maritime partnership with a focus on securing sea lines of communication through the northern Atlantic and Arctic,” Pistorius said on Friday in the Canadian […]