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July 9, 2019

Dozens hospitalized after carbon monoxide exposure at Winnipeg motel

Forty-six people have been hospitalized and 15 are in critical condition after they were exposed to carbon monoxide at a motel in Winnipeg, Manitoba, city officials said Tuesday.

July 9, 2019

Quebec education minister provokes controversy with Malala Yousafzai photograph

Quebec's education minister has sparked controversy after posing for a picture with Malala Yousafzai, then saying the education advocate would not be allowed to become a teacher in the Canadian province unless she removed her headscarf.

July 9, 2019

Man alive after plunging over Niagara Falls, exactly 59 years after seven-year-old boy survived fall

An unidentified man reportedly has survived Tuesday after plunging more than 150 feet over Niagara Falls.

July 9, 2019

Former Canadian UN worker and renowned humanitarian sentenced in Nepal for raping boys

For decades, Peter Dalglish, 62, held a distinguished reputation as one of Canada’s most esteemed and accomplished humanitarians devoted to the wellbeing of poor children. But on Monday, he was sentenced by a Nepali court to at least nine years behind bars for raping two young boys in a small village where he has lived arbitrarily for the past 17 years.

July 2, 2019

Arctic fox goes on epic 2,000-mile journey from Norway to Canada, leaving scientists stunned

A 1-year-old arctic fox trekked more than 2,000 miles – forging across vast expanses of sea ice – from Norway to Canada in just 76 days, setting a new record and stunning scientists.

July 1, 2019

Canadian newspaper publisher cuts ties with artist behind controversial Trump cartoon

A Canadian artist's freelance contract with a newspaper publishing company was terminated days after one of his cartoons depicting President Trump mocking the recent drowning deaths of a migrant father and daughter went viral on social media.

June 28, 2019

Cops catch supercar driver speeding 10 minutes after he leaves dealership

Couldn't drive 56?

June 27, 2019

SEE IT: RV crashes onto Quebec ferry pulling away from dock

A Canadian man who died after his RV careened down a hill and crashed onto the back of a ferry Monday is being hailed as a hero for doing everything he could in his last moments to prevent a worse outcome. 

June 26, 2019

Canadian woman who says she fell critically ill on Dominican Republic vacation says doctor flagged possible poisoning

A Canadian woman who stayed at a Bahia Principe resort in the Dominican Republic in 2016 alleges that she fell critically ill after being exposed to a strong chemical odor in her room and that she's been battling a multitude of health problems since then.

June 23, 2019

Air Canada passenger claims she woke up on dark, empty plane alone

A woman who recently flew Air Canada claims she was forced to find her own way off the plane after waking up from her flight to a dark, empty aircraft.