Most Canadians think UK choice to ‘Brexit’ was a bad move, but won’t affect...
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – It appears most people think relations between the UK and Canada will not be changed by Great Britain’s choice to leave the European Union. Nearly 60 per cent of those taking...
View ArticleSix months after arrival, Syrian refugees eager for jobs in new country
NOVA SCOTIA (NEWS 1130) – The journey from life in war-torn Syria to a sense of belonging in Canada is both sweet and sad for refugee families like those of Ziad Zeina, as they settle into a pattern of...
View ArticleCanadians eye UK vacations after Brexit vote weakens pound
CALGARY (NEWS 1130) – Travel companies say more Canadians are looking at vacations in the United Kingdom because of the dropping British pound in the wake of the country’s decision to leave the...
View ArticleChanges to Canada’s child benefit program take effect this month
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Parents can expect bigger child benefit cheques from the federal government starting this month. Moms and dads will no longer have to pay taxes on that money. The government...
View ArticleCanada plunging toward an elevator crisis? ‘We’re already there,’ expert says
TORONTO – Every day of the year, Canadians across the country are finding themselves trapped in faulty elevators, while countless more are suffering through inconvenience and isolation because of...
View ArticleGay PM, no more printed newspapers among possibilities in next decade: survey...
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Today marks the start of Pride Week in Vancouver and it seems some Canadians think it’s only a matter of time until we have a gay prime minister. A new poll from Abacus asked...
View ArticleDuke and Duchess of Cambridge to visit BC
OTTAWA, ON. (NEWS 1130) – Prince William and his wife, Kate Middleton, are visiting Canada this fall. Governor General David Johnston announced the visit this morning in the nation’s capital. Their...
View ArticleSensitive federal data to stay in Canada under new cloud computing strategy
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – A federal proposal for the use of cloud computing makes it clear that the most sensitive data the government keeps about Canadians won’t be allowed to leave the country. Only...
View ArticleCanadian athletes to watch during Rio Games
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (NEWS 1130) – The Rio Games will officially begin today but who should Canadians be keeping an eye on to take home some hardware? The Canadian Olympic Committee expects 19 trips...
View ArticleMedal count not the only indicator for Olympic success: UBC
RIO DE JANIERO, BRAZIL (NEWS 1130) – It’s day two of the Rio Games and Canada already has a medal. The women’s 4 x 100 swimming relay team captured bronze in last night’s action. But winning isn’t...
View ArticleA busy Day 4 for Canadian athletes in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (NEWS 1130) – Canadian athletes made their country proud on Day 3 of Rio 2016, winning a pair bronze medals. First it was the women’s rugby sevens team, which dominated Great...
View ArticleGolf swings back into action on Day 6 of the Games
RIO DE JANEIRO (NEWS 1130) – Day 5 of Rio 2016 was a fun one with Canada’s swim team earning plenty of praise, and that trend could continue on Day 6. Here are some notable events and Canadians to keep...
View ArticleRCMP tipped off about Canadian terror plot by the FBI
OTTAWA, ON. (NEWS 1130) – Police say it was an FBI tip early Wednesday that alerted them to the “imminent threat” posed by Aaron Driver, who was later killed in a confrontation in Strathroy, Ontario....
View ArticleCanadians in action on Day 7 in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (NEWS 1130) – Canada got its first gold on Day 6 thanks to Penny Oleksiak and more medals could be on the way on Day 7. Here are some notable events and Canadians to keep an eye...
View ArticleCanada captures a silver in rowing
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (NEWS 1130) – It was all about redemption for a pair of BC rowers who have won Canada’s latest medal. Four years ago Lindsay Jennerick and Patricia Obee didn’t advance to the...
View ArticleCanada’s MacLennan captures back-to-back golds
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (NEWS 1130) – The Canadian women continue to rack up medals at the Summer Olympics in Rio. King City, Ontario, native Rosie MacLennan won a gold medal in trampoline with a final...
View ArticleCanadian women win bronze medal in cycling event
RIO DE JANEIRO (NEWS 1130) – Canada has won a bronze medal in the women’s track cycling team pursuit event at the Rio Olympics. Montreal’s Kirsti Lay, Calgary’s Allison Beveridge, Georgia Simmerling of...
View ArticleCanada’s women’s soccer team is in the spotlight on Day 11
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (NEWS 1130) – Canada didn’t end up on the podium Monday night, but there is plenty to be excited about heading into Day 11 in Rio. No medal for #TeamCanada on Day 10 of #Olympics...
View ArticleCanada captures bronze in women’s soccer
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (NEWS 1130) – Canada has a new Olympic hero in women’s soccer, and her name is Deanne Rose. She scored the opening goal and assisted on another in Sao Paulo as Canada defeated...
View ArticleEric Lamaze wins bronze in equestrian jumping
RIO DE JANIERO, BRAZIL (NEWS 1130) – Eric Lamaze has won a bronze medal in individual show jumping at the Rio Olympics. Lamazing #Bronze for #TeamCanada!@Equestrian_Can‘s Eric Lamaze wins third career...
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