Tillsonburg, ON Police say 60 homes evacuated after lightning strikes gas line near London, Ont. | The Starthestar.com - The Canadian Press TILLSONBURG, ONT.—Provincial police say 60 homes have been evacuated after lightning struck a gas line east of London, Ont. OPP say the gas line was …
Kapuskasing, ON Teen girl dead, three others injured in crash in Kapuskasing, Ont., police say | The Starthestar.com - The Canadian Press KAPUSKASING, ONT.—Provincial police say a teen is dead and three others were hospitalized after a collision in central Ontario. OPP say they were …
Lethbridge, AB A small Alberta city is home to the busiest drug consumption site in North America. We spent 12 hours inside | The Starthestar.com - Nadine Yousif LETHBRIDGE—One early summer evening in downtown Lethbridge, a scene of controlled chaos is playing out. A man is sprawled on the ground, his face grey …
Camrose, AB Robbery suspects lead Mounties on chase before their arrest in Camrose | The Starthestar.com - The Canadian Press CAMROSE, ALTA.—Mounties from the Wetaskiwin, Alta., detachment had their hands full early Saturday morning tracking down two robbery suspects. They …
Alaska Highway Murders Leonard Dyck’s path to Dease Lake began with a lifetime of adventures | The Starthestar.com - Alex McKeen Three killings in northern B.C. last month sent the RCMP on a manhunt across the country. Leonard Dyck, Lucas Fowler and Chynna Deese lost their …
Lucas Fowler Before Lucas Fowler died in northern B.C., he embraced a life there | The Starthestar.com - Alex McKeen Three killings in northern B.C. last month sent the RCMP on a manhunt across the country. Leonard Dyck, Lucas Fowler and Chynna Deese lost their …
Chynna Deese If anyone could find a ray of hope in the story of three northern B.C. deaths, it would have been Chynna Deese | The Starthestar.com - Alex McKeen Three killings in northern B.C. last month sent the RCMP on a manhunt across the country. Leonard Dyck, Lucas Fowler and Chynna Deese lost their …
Canadian News A library worker, a Spitfire pilot and a trip back in time | The Starthestar.com - Bruce Campion-Smith Where once he could bound into the cramped cockpit of his Spitfire in a fluid motion in the rush to get airborne, on this day he needed help to …
Canadian Politics A library worker, a Spitfire pilot and a trip back in time | The Starthestar.com - Bruce Campion-Smith Where once he could bound into the cramped cockpit of his Spitfire in a fluid motion in the rush to get airborne, on this day he needed help to …
Canadian News Lodgepole pines fire off a chemical alert to other trees when mountain pine beetles attack, researchers find | The Starthestar.com - Hamdi Issawi EDMONTON—While ravenous mountain pine beetles continue to wreak havoc on Alberta forests, research shows that at the very least, some pines are …
Hong Kong Clash takes over Vancouver street corner as Hong Kong democracy protests go global | The Starthestar.com - Alex McKeen VANCOUVER—It was just supposed to be a pro-Hong Kong democracy leaflet campaign. But when student activist Joel Wan saw threatening messages on social …
Canadian News Benefit concert planned for community affected by house explosion in London, Ont. | The Starthestar.com - The Canadian Press LONDON, ONT.—A benefit concert is in the works to rally around the community members whose homes were damaged or destroyed in an explosion in London, …
Canadian News Recast in bronze, ‘The Dude’ statue returns to Vancouver’s Guelph Park | The Starthestar.com - Brenna Owen Vancouver’s Guelph Park, also known as “Dude Chilling Park,” has its namesake back. A bronze recasting of the original natural cedar sculpture called …
Canadian News Alberta Teachers’ Association criticizes province’s move to cancel curriculum agreement with teachers | The Starthestar.com - Andrew Jeffrey CALGARY—The Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) criticized the provincial government on Saturday for their recent decision to cancel an agreement …
Alberta Small plane crash in Alberta field leaves two men seriously injured | The Starthestar.com - The Canadian Press BLACK DIAMOND, ALTA.— Two people were injured in a plane crash southwest of Calgary on Saturday. RCMP say they were called at about noon to the crash …
Chrystia Freeland Chrystia Freeland condemns violence in Hong Kong, backs right to peaceful assembly | The Starthestar.com - The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is condemning violence in Hong Kong as tension escalates between pro-democracy protesters and …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoCanadian News Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson comes out as gay after 40 years | The Starthestar.com - The Canadian Press OTTAWA—After 40 years, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson has come out as gay. In a column published in the Ottawa Citizen on Saturday, Watson writes that it was …
Calgary, AB Bear warning issued in Fish Creek Provincial Park | The Starthestar.com - Andrew Jeffrey CALGARY—Fish Creek visitors should take precautions for a potential encounter with a bear this weekend, according to Alberta Parks. Alberta Parks …
Remembrance Day Canadians killed in Afghanistan honoured at re-dedication ceremony of cenotaph | The Starthestar.com - The Canadian Press OTTAWA—More than 150 Canadians killed during the war in Afghanistan are being remembered in a special ceremony in Ottawa this morning. The ceremony, …
Canadian News ‘It’s just the freedom:’ Paralyzed Broncos player pursuing life on the water | The Starthestar.com - The Canadian Press SASKATOON—A minor injury cost former Humboldt Broncos hockey player Jacob Wassermann an opportunity to compete at last month’s adaptive water-ski …
Canadian News Debris cleared, emergency crews leave site of explosion in London, Ont. | The Starthestar.com - The Canadian Press LONDON, ONT.—Emergency crews left the scene of this week’s explosion in London, Ont., on Saturday morning, with more residents being allowed to …
Nova Scotia One person dead as fire causes home to collapse in Nova Scotia | The Starthestar.com - Philip Croucher HALIFAX—Police say one person is dead following a house fire in rural Nova Scotia. The RCMP say just before 6 p.m. Friday, police were called to a …
Canadian News Nascent Ottawa soccer club provides continuity for youth new to Canada | The Starthestar.com - Maan Alhmidi OTTAWA—Omran Alahmad has played soccer every week since his arrival in Ottawa almost four years ago, much the way he did as a boy growing up in Syria. …
Kraft Heinz Kraft Heinz brand baby food recalled due to possibility of insects | The Starthestar.com - The Canadian Press OTTAWA—The federal food safety watchdog says it is recalling a certain brand of baby food due to the possibility of insects being in the product. The …
Halifax, NS Custio Clayton’s promoter says Halifax could host boxer’s next fight | The Starthestar.com - Philip Croucher HALIFAX—Dartmouth boxer Custio Clayton says he wants to headline a “big show” in Halifax, and it could happen before the end of the year. Promoter Lee …
Canadian NewsRoyal Flush? ‘Canada’s Best Restroom’ contests pits an Alberta gas station against eateries in Toronto and Vancouver | Thethestar.com - Hamdi Issawi EDMONTON—Just off Alberta’s Highway 881, in the hamlet of Lac La Biche, an unassuming Shell station has picked up a steady stream of traffic in …
Vancouver, BC Daycare operator denies wrongdoing in Vancouver toddler’s 2017 death | The Starthestar.com - The Canadian Press VANCOUVER—The operator of a Vancouver daycare where a toddler was found dead more than two years ago is denying responsibility for the death. In court …
University of Calgary Calgary supervised consumption site crime stats need context, health experts say | The Starthestar.com - Madeline Smith CALGARY—The latest Calgary police report on the neighbourhood around the city’s only supervised drug consumption site continues to show more crime …
Canadian News Alberta judge throws out Karlheinz Schreiber lawsuit against federal government | The Starthestar.com - The Canadian Press EDMONTON—An Alberta judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Karlheinz Schreiber in 1997 in which the German-Canadian businessman alleged he had been …
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