By The Canadian Press, June 16, 2016 CHETWYND, B.C. – Heavy rainfall has forced a town in northeastern B.C. to declare a state of local emergency and has shut down a key highway in the region. Chetwynd, B.C., mayor Merlin Nichols says residents need to take measures to make sure their families, structures and livestock… Continue reading Chetwynd, B.C., declares state of local emergency over heavy rains
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Canada to begin collecting exit passport data
By Daniel Otis, CTV News, June 15, 2016 Minister of Public Safety Ralph Goodale has announced that Canada will begin collecting passport data from people leaving the country. “It’s nothing more or less than what you find on page two of your passport,” Goodale told reporters on Wednesday. “And that is the full name, the… Continue reading Canada to begin collecting exit passport data
Orlando shooting: Obama faces grim visit amid heightened tension over guns, extremism
By The Associated Press, June 16, 2016 U.S. president to again offer solace and healing — complicated this time by gunman’s murky motives On a grim and delicate mission, U.S. President Barack Obama will offer solace and healing to a distraught Orlando, Fla., even as the political world turns the shooting into a fresh excuse to… Continue reading Orlando shooting: Obama faces grim visit amid heightened tension over guns, extremism
Diamond-encrusted tires are world's most expensive
By Stu Robarts, GizMag.com, June 16, 2016 If you thought diamond-encrusted mobile phones were a needlessly extravagant fashion accessory, what about diamond-encrusted car tires? Yes, they do exist, courtesy of Dubai-based firm Z Tyre, and they’re reportedly the most expensive car tires in the world. Z Tyre says it created the ransom-worthy runners in order… Continue reading Diamond-encrusted tires are world's most expensive
Devon Coles Biography
Raised on a farm on the southern edge of Prince Albert National Park in North Central Saskatchewan, Devon comes from a life of exploring the outdoors. This exploration is revealed in most of his work. Upon completion of high school, Devon attended Red Deer College earning a diploma in Art and Design. He proceeded to… Continue reading Devon Coles Biography
Kylan Wagner Chosen to Dance with Justin Bieber
By Kindersley Social Back in March, after getting a message from a teacher, Kylan Wagner decided to check out Justin Bieber’s competition for local dancers to accompany the Canadian Star on stage. So Kylan taught himself the choreography, posted on YouTube, and once he had it mastered, he got his Mom to tape it. A… Continue reading Kylan Wagner Chosen to Dance with Justin Bieber
Search for boy snatched by alligator turns to recovery effort at Disney World
By CBC News, June 15, 2016 Nebraska family will ‘no question lose a 2-year-old child,’ Florida sheriff says in Orlando About 50 people are “working on recovering the body” of a two-year-old boy snatched by an alligator at Walt Disney World, Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings says. He said the boy’s family “will no question… Continue reading Search for boy snatched by alligator turns to recovery effort at Disney World
Cattle plummets on surging feed costs, demand worries
By Michael Hirtzer, Reuters News Service, June 13, 2016 CHICAGO, June 13 (Reuters) – U.S. live and feeder cattle futures each plummeted by their daily trading limits on Monday, declining in a technical selloff triggered in part by rising animal feed prices, traders and analysts said. Losses in feeder cattle of roughly 3 percent outpaced… Continue reading Cattle plummets on surging feed costs, demand worries
Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales down month-over-month
By The Canadian Press, June 15, 2016 OTTAWA — The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in Canada dropped 2.8 per cent month-over-month in May. The number of sales through the association’s MLS system was down in about 70 per cent of all markets, led by B.C. and Ontario where the number of homes… Continue reading Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales down month-over-month
Trump's conga line to Demagogue City rollicks on
By Neil MacDonald, CBC News, June 15, 2016 U.S. President Barack Obama calls Trump’s mindset ‘dangerous’ As even the leadership of his own party tries to deal with Donald Trump’s racism – and as jarring as it might be to hear such a term applied to a presumptive presidential nominee, that is by any sensible… Continue reading Trump's conga line to Demagogue City rollicks on