El Niño looks to be fading. What Canadians can expect in the months to come
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology says its monitoring shows the El Niño weather event is over. But scientists say its effects could still linger over Canada.
Canada
Apr 16
Hundreds of OpenAI staff threaten to quit unless Sam Altman reinstated
Microsoft announced it is hiring ousted OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and former President Greg Brockman to lead its new advanced AI research team.
Tech
Nov 20, 2023
Texas Panhandle town begins cleanup after tornado kills 3
The National Weather Service in Amarillo was surveying damage Friday to determine the tornado rating in the Perryton area, meteorologist Brett Muscha said.
U.S. News
Jun 16, 2023
Take Back Alberta pushes out one premier, aims to make its voice heard in election
A grassroots movement called Take Back Alberta, took down one premier — will it take down another?
Politics
May 14, 2023
Family of Whitby man killed on Highway 401 by wrong-way driver gives thanks for support
Danyang Song left the house before 5 a.m. headed to Vaughan, Ont., where he worked as a plumber.
Crime
May 4, 2023
Guelph police attended several crashes during weekend storm
Two of the 17 collisions involved snowplows. Two crashes resulted in minor injuries.
Traffic
Mar 6, 2023
Toronto man sentenced to 5 years in prison for collision that left 1 dead, others injured
On July 20, 2022, Renato Horvath pleaded guilty to impaired operation causing death.
Crime
Jan 19, 2023
Audit suggests managing of Hamilton’s road assets will be ‘challenging’
The report, which made 25 recommendations, indicates the city will be challenged to ensure the sustainability of its roads in the coming years.
Politics
Jul 8, 2021
Mountaintop coal mine hearings to begin amidst fears of pollution, development rush
A proposed coal mine that would create hundreds of jobs but shear off a mountaintop in one of Alberta's most sensitive environments is to go to a public hearing this week.
Canada
Oct 25, 2020
No charges after police watchdog investigation into fatal Edmonton collision
On Sept. 30, 2018, a man died when the truck he was driving slammed into a power pole in downtown Edmonton with such force the driver's side of the cab was sheared off.
News
Jul 13, 2021
Fed’l records show 3,200 wells abandoned, unplugged, unprotected in Gulf of Mexico
More than 3,200 oil and gas wells classified as active lie abandoned beneath the Gulf of Mexico, with no cement plugging to help prevent leaks that could threaten the same waters fouled by last year's BP spill.
Apr 20, 2011
Son: Amish bishop in Ohio screamed ‘Don’t shear me’ before hair-cut attack that bloodied scalp
CLEVELAND - A hair-cutting attack on an Amish bishop left him so ashamed that he stopped preaching and refused to attend a family wedding because he didn't want anyone to see him without his beard, his son testified Wednesday at the trial of 16 Amish men and women accused of carrying out a series of hate crimes on church leaders.
World
Aug 29, 2012
Space shuttle Endeavour arrives at Los Angeles museum after 12-mile trip across city
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - It was supposed to be a slow but smooth journey to retirement, a parade through city streets for a shuttle that logged millions of miles (kilometres) in space.
World
Oct 14, 2012
Canadians compelled to help rushed to U.S. to confront 9-11’s aftermath
Read the stories of Canadians at Ground Zero.
Sep 6, 2011
Egypt’s economy reaching crisis point, pummeled further by new wave of unrest
CAIRO - Drivers passing Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo curse the protesters.
Money
Nov 25, 2011
Farmers group sees sheep shearing as Olympic demonstration sport
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A New Zealand farming lobby group says sheep shearing has the potential to become an Olympic demonstration sport and the "time has come to elevate shearing's sporting status to the ultimate world stage."
Sports
Jan 16, 2012
Large, powerful storm hits nation’s midsection and heads east, leaving 6 dead, outages, damage
A powerful winter storm system pounded the nation's midsection Wednesday and headed toward the Northeast, where people braced for the high winds and heavy snow that disrupted holiday travel, knocked out power to thousands of homes and were blamed in at least six deaths.
Dec 25, 2012
Storm that struck nation’s midsection, killing 6, knocking out power, begins lashing Northeast
A powerful winter storm system that pounded the nation's midsection, wrecking holiday travel plans and dumping a record snowfall in Arkansas, began lashing the Northeast on Wednesday with high winds, snow and sleet.
Dec 26, 2012
Storm that struck nation’s midsection, killing 6, knocking out power, begins lashing Northeast
A powerful winter storm system that pounded the nation's midsection, wrecking holiday travel plans and dumping a record snowfall in Arkansas, began lashing the Northeast on Wednesday with high winds, snow and sleet.
Dec 26, 2012
Powerful storm begins lashing Northeast a day after sweeping through nation’s midsection
CONCORD, N.H. - A powerful winter storm was expected to drop one to two feet of snow on parts of the Northeast just a day after it swept through the nation's middle, dumping a record snowfall in Arkansas and ruining holiday travel plans for thousands.
Dec 27, 2012