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• Due to shortage, Canada taps into emergency maple syrup reserves

  December 7, 2021 6:49 AM

  As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, global supply shortages are a worldwide problem. But in Canada, one of the country's most valuable resources is running low and it may not have anything to do with the pandemic. Canadian officials say the nation does not have its usual... more »

• Dozens of Canadian miners now safe after being trapped for two days

  September 29, 2021 10:20 AM

  ONTARIO, Canada - Thirty-five miners in Canada who were trapped underground for two days after an accident left the mine's lift inoperable have been rescued, according to BBC News . The news outlet reports that the accident occurred at Totten Mine , which is near the Ontario city of... more »

• Crane collapse in Canada reportedly kills multiple people

  July 13, 2021 10:19 AM

  Multiple people were killed in a crane collapse at a Canadian construction site on Monday, CNN reports. This incident marked the second such collapse in the country within a matter of days. Officials say Monday's collapse occurred at a high rise that was under construction in Kelowna, British... more »

• Upon disruption in delivery of Pfizer vaccines to Canada, officials request US assistance

  January 20, 2021 11:23 AM

  An interruption in the delivery of COVID vaccines to a North American country has occurred. According to CNN , on Tuesday (Jan. 19) Canadian leaders were told that Pfizer would not send the country any vaccine doses next week due to an ongoing manufacturing disruptions at its facility in... more »

• Trudeau names Canada's next ambassador to the US

  March 26, 2020 10:46 AM

  Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada, has announced that Kirsten Hillman will become the country's top representative in Washington. Trudeau broke the news via Twitter, Thursday morning. Hillman had been serving as Canada's acting ambassador to the United States and will now continue her duties on a... more »

• U.S. and Canada to release statement regarding temporary closure of borders

  March 18, 2020 10:06 AM

  The United States and its northern neighbor, Canada, are reportedly working on an agreement to suspend non-essential travel between the two countries. President Trump used Twitter to indicate that more news regarding the closure should be expected, Wednesday. We will be, by mutual consent, temporarily closing our... more »

• Sophie Trudeau, the Canadian Prime Minister's Wife, has contracted novel coronavirus

  March 13, 2020 8:07 AM

  CANADA - Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, the Canadian Prime Minister's wife, has tested positive for novel coronavirus. The PM, Justin Trudeau, is self-isolating alongside his wife. According to the BBC , the PM is in good health and has no symptoms. At this time he plans to self-isolate for... more »

• VIDEO: Canadian hunter survives bear attack Play Video

  May 27, 2017 6:41 PM

  ONTARIO - A man in Canada got more than he bargained for when he came across a black bear during his hunting trip. Richard Wesley says he was hunting near the Fire River in Ontario when he was approached by a black bear. A video of Wesley's encounter... more »

• Canadian border agents arrest man posing as teen to play high school hoops

  April 21, 2016 4:55 PM

  WINDSOR, Ontario - Officials at the Canadian border have taken an African man, believed to be 30 years old, after he spent the last six months posing as a teenager while attending a Catholic high school so he could play basketball. Jonathon Nicola, who was allowed in the country... more »