Humboldt Broncos survivor Layne Matechuk took a monumental step in his recovery by returning to the ice. Nine months after the crash north of Tisdale, Sask., the 18-year-old defenceman donned his Humboldt Broncos jersey, shot pucks and pushed a net down a sheet of ice. Related Death of player in Humboldt Broncos bus crash highlighted […]
There has been a jump in the number of canola fields in Saskatchewan where clubroot has been detected. Government officials said clubroot has been confirmed in 43 commercial fields, and the clubroot pathogen was found in soil samples from three additional fields. Related Your Agriculture: clubroot threat in Saskatchewan grows Clubroot disease detected again in […]
Toronto police say they’ve charged a 25-year-old man after three banks were robbed in four days. They say a man entered a bank in the city last Wednesday afternoon and allegedly gave staff a note saying he had a gun and demanded cash. Police say two other banks were robbed in a similar fashion on […]
A Newfoundland mayor says dozens of stranded seals are causing increasing havoc in her small town, and federal fisheries officials need to step in. Roddickton Mayor Sheila Fitzgerald says the animals have been blocking roads, driveways and doors and residents are unable to move them because it is illegal to touch marine mammals. She says […]
A disabled man and his able-bodied girlfriend want to show off their love to the world. Shane Burcaw, 26, and Hannah Aylward, 25, document their relationship in a series of YouTube videos in order to help break the stigma they say surrounds people with disabilities. They say they want to educate people and normalise their […]
California police have arrested a man accused of stealing a winning $10m (£7.8m) lottery ticket from his roommate as he slept. Vacaville police say Adul Saosongyang, 35, was taken into custody as he attempted to claim the prize on Monday. “That’s definitely not the prize he was expecting,” they wrote on Facebook on Tuesday after […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – China has pledged to purchase “a substantial amount” of agricultural, energy and manufactured goods and services from the United States, the US Trade Representative’s office said on Wednesday (Jan 9) after US-China trade talks wrapped up in Beijing. In a statement that gave few details on the specific outcomes of the latest […]
Good morning. (Here’s the sign-up, if you don’t already get California Today by email.) Remember how we said we’d be trying out some new things in the newsletter? Today, we’re going to let images do most of the talking. This month, the San Francisco Art Institute and U.C. Santa Cruz will host an exhibition featuring […]
Transport Minister Marc Garneau is expected to make an announcement Wednesday about the federal government’s new rules for drones. The announcement comes just a day after flights were temporarily halted at London’s Heathrow airport after a drone sighting. London’s second busiest airport, Gatwick, was also severely disrupted when drones were sighted on three consecutive days in December, […]
Porn star Stormy Daniels put on an racy and humorous show for her Instagram followers – literally airing her laundry as Donald Trump addressed the nation last night. The adult actress folded her washing in her underwear during Trump’s speech, making a series of humorous jibes at the president through her choice of music and […]