MONTREAL (AP) — Convicted Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who brought female victims to his pig farm during a crime spree near Vancouver in the 1990s and early 2000s, was assaulted in prison and has been hospitalized in life-threatening condition, authorities said Tuesday. A 51-year-old inmate was in custody for the assault Sunday at a […]
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Boeing to invest C$240 million in Canadian aerospace development
(Reuters) – Boeing will invest a total of C$240 million ($176 million) in three Canadian aerospace development projects as part of an agreement to sell Poseidon military surveillance planes to Ottawa, the company said on Tuesday. Canada and the United States reached a C$5.9 billion deal agreement last November for the purchase of up to […]
Residents of Canadian oil town menaced by wildfire can return home
By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) – Residents of the Canadian oil town threatened by an out-of-control wildfire can return home, authorities said Saturday, even as they warned the community will have to contend with the blaze for the foreseeable future. Thousands of residents of Fort McMurray, in northern Alberta, had been ordered to leave […]
Canadian teen says he was fined $580 at McDonald’s drive-thru for using app; police dispute
An 18-year-old said he was fined $580 for opening the McDonald’s app at a Canada drive-thru but police have denied his claim. Mason Prima pulled out his phone at a McDonald’s drive-thru in Saskatoon on Monday so he could redeem a free meal using points through the fast-food chain’s app, according to Canada station CTV […]
Junk from a SpaceX Dragon ‘trunk’ may have crashed into a Canadian farmer’s field (photos)
Pieces of a SpaceX spacecraft might have landed in Saskatchewan. A charred piece of debris, possibly from a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, was found in a Canadian farmer’s field in a town northeast of Regina, one of the largest cities in the prairie province. “We knew it came from the sky, because it couldn’t get […]
Canadian wildfires trigger air quality alerts across 4 U.S. states
Hazy conditions blanketed parts of four U.S. states Monday, as smoke from wildfires in western Canada triggered air quality alerts and warnings. Canada has 146 active wildfires burning, including dozens in British Columbia and Alberta that are characterized as “out of control,” according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. In the United States, alerts […]
Canadian wildfire smoke chokes upper Midwest for second straight year
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Smoke from Canadian wildfires has prompted health warnings across the upper Midwest for the second straight year. Fires raging in British Columbia and Alberta sent the haze over parts of Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota and Wisconsin on Sunday, lingering into Monday morning. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued its first air […]
Canadian police announce arrest of 4th Indian suspect in killing of Sikh activist
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A fourth Indian national living in Canada has been charged in the slaying of a Sikh separatist leader last June that became the center of a diplomatic spat with India. British Columbia’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said in a release late Saturday that 22-year-old Amandeep Singh was already in the custody […]
Canadian police announce the arrest of a fourth Indian suspect in the killing of a Sikh activist
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A fourth Indian national living in Canada has been charged in the slaying of a Sikh separatist leader last June that became the center of a diplomatic spat with India. British Columbia’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said in a release late Saturday that 22-year-old Amandeep Singh was already in the […]
Users spread unfounded claims of impending Canadian departure fine
Claims circulating on social media that Canadians would soon have to pay a Can$25,000 (USD$18,212) penalty when moving out of the country are false. Canada’s Department of Finance said it was not considering any such emigration fee and the posts misrepresent an existing requirement for some people to settle a tax bill on gains from […]
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How smoke from Canadian wildfires affects your health
Smoke from Canadian wildfires triggered air quality alerts in more than a dozen U.S. states on Wednesday, with health officials warning people in sensitive groups, such as children, elderly or those with respiratory conditions to limit their time outdoors or stay inside. Yahoo News spoke with health experts who explained how wildfire smoke affects your […]