Canada

Several homes were damaged and dozens of people have been temporarily displaced after a tornado swept through Waywayseecappo First Nation Monday night, about 280 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg. An eyewitness report suggests that at least one home was destroyed on the reserve and several others were damaged as a result of the storm. There have been no reports of any …

A series of shark sightings in Maritime waters has some locals speculating the population is growing in the area, but a scientist says he has not seen any unusual activity. The latest sighting occurred near Cross Island off Nova Scotia’s South Shore on Saturday. The two-metre-long predator was believed to be either a mako or great white. Tour operator Bill …

Three men accused in the brutal kidnapping and murder of 25-year-old Steven Miller of CBS, will remain in custody pending court appearances later this month. The trio — a 19-year-old from Paradise, and two St. John’s men aged 26 and 35 — are charged with first-degree murder, forcible confinement, robbery and arson, police announced Friday. Conception Bay South Mayor Stephen …

A 22-year old Quebec waiter has been arrested after making an apparent mistake that put a man into a coma for several days. Simon-Pierre Canuel had gone to a restaurant and told the waiter he was severely allergic to seafood. He ordered a beef tartare, but was served a salmon tartare instead. He immediately became ill and had left his …

A 16-year-old boy has died after being pulled from the waters at a beach in Barrie Friday evening, police have confirmed. Barrie Police say they were called to the beach just after 6 p.m. on Friday night and along with paramedics and fire units initiated a search for the 16-year-old. The police marine unit located the boy approximately 30 to …

Homes are wrecked and a community has declared a state of emergency after a weekend storm in southeastern Saskatchewan that produced two tornadoes. David Baggaley, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, says along with hail and thunderstorms, there were two instances of tornado’s touching down. According to Baggaley. one was located around 10 KM northwest of Melville and it touched down …

An Alberta pro-oil sands group is apologizing for a controversial advertisement that’s received heavy criticism. “In Canada lesbians are considered hot. In Saudia Arabia if you’re a lesbian you die!” reads the ad posted by the Canada Oil Sands Community Facebook group, next to a photo of two women kissing. “Why are we getting our oil from countries that don’t …

Three passengers of a 1948 Chevrolet died Sunday afternoon right after crashing into a coach bus on Highway 407 in Brampton, Ontario, the OPP states. Police say the vehicle, a 1948 Chevrolet, experienced a mechanical issue with its right rear wheel which forced it to veer into another lane. It was there that it crashed into a coach bus.

Just one day after a woman was mauled by a grizzly bear near Cochrane, another woman said to be in her mid 20s was attacked by a brown bear in Canmore. EMS rushed to the scene at 7:30 p.m., and the woman is now at the Canmore General Hospital in stable condition. Paramedics say she was calm and conversing with …

A Markham couple has been charged for leaving a child in a locked, hot car in a parking lot while they went shopping. It happened in a Markham Costco parking lot on Tuesday, when the temperature was close to 24 degrees. Police say someone spotted a two-month-old baby girl in a car seat in a locked vehicle. The windows were …

A kite boarder is being credited with preventing a possible drowning Monday afternoon when he noticed a woman struggling in the lake and towed her safety. Mark Bowser was out on the water near Augustine beach in Wainfleet shortly before 3 p.m. Monday when he noticed people on the beach frantically waving their arms. The 40-year-old made his way over …