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• Canada terror suspect is a Tunisian citizen

  April 25, 2013 4:27 PM

  MONTREAL (AP) - The Tunisian Embassy says one of two men accused of plotting to derail a train in Canada is a Tunisian citizen. The embassy said Thursday that 30-year-old Chiheb Esseghaier came to Quebec in August 2008 and is registered at the Consulate of Tunisia in Montreal. Esseghaier, along... more »

• Terror Plot foiled in Canada

  April 23, 2013 3:42 AM

  Canada has prevented an alleged terror plot. It involve al-Qaeda and Iran, and police say Canadians would have died. Two men have been arrested: Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, of Montreal and Raed Jaser, 35, of Toronto. They were allegedly planning to derail a Via Rail passenger train with the help... more »

• Fatal storm: Deaths related to the Northeast snow

  February 10, 2013 11:49 AM

  Here's a look at the deaths related to the massive snowstorm that blanketed the Northeast in 1 to 3 feet of snow and battered the coastline with high winds and some flooding: CONNECTICUT: - A 73-year-old man fell while cleaning up in Danbury and later died. - 49-year-old man in... more »

• TransCanada restarts Keystone pipeline

  October 22, 2012 7:52 PM

  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - TransCanada has restarted the Keystone oil pipeline that carries about 590,000 barrels of crude oil each day from Canada to facilities in the Midwest. Oil began flowing again Monday afternoon. Company spokesman Shawn Howard says the system will be operated at a slightly reduced pressure... more »

• Police say murder suspect arrested at US border

  June 17, 2012 12:20 AM

  EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Police say the man wanted in a deadly armored car heist at a university in western Canada has been arrested by U.S. border officials in Washington state. Edmonton police said Saturday in a news release that Travis Baumgartner was stopped near a border crossing in Lynden,... more »

• Police confirm match with Vancouver body parts

  June 13, 2012 7:26 PM

  TORONTO (AP) - Police say DNA results confirm that the body parts mailed to two Vancouver schools last week belong to the Chinese student who was killed and dismembered in Montreal. Montreal police Cmdr. Ian Lafreniere said Wednesday that all the body parts match. A foot and a hand were... more »

• Police get video card of hang gliding incident

  May 4, 2012 9:32 PM

  CHILLIWACK, British Columbia (AP) - Police say they now have the video card from a camera that may have recorded the events leading to a woman's death after falling from a hang glider in British Columbia. Lenami Godinez-Avila, 27, was celebrating with her boyfriend last Saturday with a hang-gliding excursion,... more »

• Cuba rebukes Obama over summit talk of democracy

  April 18, 2012 12:33 PM

  HAVANA (AP) - The Cuban government is criticizing U.S. President Barack Obama for calling for democratic change in Cuba. The strongly worded statement published in Communist Party newspaper Granma says "we Cubans will take care of Cuba." It also thanks regional leaders for demanding that Cuba be included in future... more »

• Canada to rid itself of the penny

  March 29, 2012 9:56 PM

  TORONTO (AP) - Canada has announced it is scrapping the penny. The humble one-cent piece is set to disappear from Canadian pockets, a victim of inflation. Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced in the federal budget on Thursday that the Royal Canadian Mint will strike the last of the little... more »

• NORAD has a new deputy commander

  August 16, 2011 1:27 PM

  PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) - NORAD has a new deputy commander, Canadian Lt. Gen. Tom Lawson. Lawson formally stepped into the job during a change-of-command ceremony on Monday at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., the headquarters of the command. He replaces Canadian Lt. Gen. Marcel Duval, who is... more »

• US to stop accepting most mail to Canada

  June 17, 2011 4:48 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Postal Service says it will stop accepting most mail to Canada effective on Saturday night. Postal officials said they were acting because it appears labor problems being experienced by Canada Post will continue at least into sometime next week. The post office will... more »

• Young ranchers from around the world gather in Colorado

  January 12, 2011 10:41 AM

  The Consulate General of Canada is hosting a Young Ranchers Roundtable in Denver today with 20 representatives from Australia, Argentina, Mexico, the United States and Canada. Discussions during the roundtable will focus on international challenges and opportunities in the cattle and beef industry, as well as ways that nations... more »

• Americans number 5 in generosity - so who tops the list?

  September 8, 2010 3:11 PM

  Australia and New Zealand share first place, and the United States is tied for fifth, in a first-of-its kind survey ranking 153 nations on the willingness of their citizens to donate time and money to charity. China ranks near the bottom, barely above last-place Madagascar. The report was... more »

• BC police: Bears surrounded pot fields

  August 19, 2010 8:42 AM

  Police who uncovered two marijuana fields near the U.S.-Canada border had to tread carefully: 13 black bears were wandering around the crops. The fields of about 2,300 plants were found near Christina Lake, just a few miles from the border. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cpl. Dan Moskaluk says... more »

• Colorado Army deserter arrested at border

  August 13, 2010 9:03 AM

  U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in Montana say they have arrested a 28-year-old Colorado man accused of deserting the U.S. Army. Officials say Eric Wagner of Lakewood, was taken into custody Wednesday at the Chief Mountain port of entry into Glacier National Park. Customs spokeswoman Lynn Shozoda... more »

• Peterson tests tracking capability with Russian help

  August 9, 2010 5:30 PM

  (AP) - In a historic first for Cold War adversaries, U.S., Canadian and Russian military officers directed fighter jets and ground controllers to test how well they could track an international terrorist hijacking over the Pacific Ocean. The exercise began Sunday over the Pacific Ocean and involved commanders at the... more »

• 87-year-old woman masters new technology

  August 5, 2010 4:16 PM

  Mary Majka is well known in New Brunswick, Canada as an environmentalist and bird watcher. She lives in Mary's Point, a preserve where birds gather to migrate to South America for the winter. Mary's been watching them for years and now she's using an iPad to share her passion with... more »

• Vanished plane found; Colorado pilot aboard

  July 30, 2010 9:36 AM

  Canadian authorities say they've recovered the body of a Longmont man who crashed in the Northwest Territories on his way back to Colorado. Authorities say a Canadian Coast Guard helicopter spotted the crash site Thursday about 80 miles southeast of Norman Wells, Canada, and Terry Johnson,75, was confirmed dead... more »

• Gov. Ritter to outline Colorado energy policies

  July 28, 2010 9:08 AM

  Gov. Bill Ritter will lay out Colorado's plan to develop clean energy sources at an international forum on Wednesday. The discussion is part of the 2010 Biennial of the Americas celebration taking place throughout July in Denver. Others attending the meeting include Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood; Federico Pena,... more »

• Eager beavers build world's largest dam

  May 8, 2010 12:32 PM

  A Canadian-based ecologist said Friday that he has located the world's largest beaver dam in northwestern Canada using Google satellite technology. Ecologist Jean Thie located the 2,788-foot (850-meter) dam using Google Earth and NASA technology while researching the rate of melting permafrost in the country's far north. Situated... more »

• Horse slaughter legislation a hot topic

  May 6, 2010 7:51 PM

  Horse slaughter... Bring it up around horse people and an argument is sure to start, but the issue has long left arenas and stables and is now an issue in many state legislatures and even Congress. It usually boils down to a cruelty versus commerce stance. Many claim the... more »

• Bees in trouble after bad winter

  March 24, 2010 1:40 PM

  The mysterious 4-year-old crisis of disappearing honeybees is deepening. A quick federal survey indicates a heavy bee die-off this winter, while a new study shows honeybees' pollen and hives laden with pesticides. Two federal agencies along with regulators in California and Canada are scrambling to figure out what is... more »

• Sweet success for Stanley Cup

  March 11, 2010 11:37 AM

  Here's a sweet hockey trophy that many fans would love to get their hands on--a chocolate replica of the Stanley Cup. It went on display this week at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Canada. There's a commercial reason behind the trophy--Hershey Canada is now be the... more »

• US Apple iPad sales to begin April 3

  March 5, 2010 9:16 AM

  Apple says its much-anticipated iPad tablet will hit U.S. store shelves on April 3. Apple had originally said the device would be released worldwide in March. Apple Inc. said Friday the Wi-Fi models will go on sale first. iPads that can connect to Wi-Fi as well as 3G cellular... more »

• Hockey fans enjoy Gold medal game

  February 28, 2010 6:49 PM

  Red & white or red, white and blue. Maple leaf or Old Glory. Team Canada or Team USA. No matter which side you were cheering for Sunday afternoon for the Olympic Gold medal hockey game, it was a game to remember. Hockey fans from both sides packed into the... more »

• US dominates podium, but Canada owns a lot of gold

  February 28, 2010 11:15 AM

  Canada may not have reached its "own the podium" aspirations, but it's certainly collected it's share of gold medals at the Vancouver Games. Heading into the final two events of this Winter Olympics, Canada has won 13 golds, ranking first at these games. It's biggest haul of gold ever by... more »

• U.S.-Canada gold medal hockey game closes out Vancouver Olympics

  February 28, 2010 10:13 AM

  Sunday's closing of the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games features only two medal events, but one of them may be the most anticipated contest of them all, at least in the host country. It's the men's gold medal hockey game. That's a matchup of a swift, young and undefeated U.S. team... more »

• Canada-U.S. hockey tickets going for sky-high prices

  February 28, 2010 9:38 AM

  It's hard to say if Olympic records are being set, but tickets for Sunday's Canada-U.S. gold medal hockey match may be the hottest in the history of Canadian sports. On the official fan-to-fan resale Web site run by the Vancouver Organizing Committee, seats were being offered for several thousand... more »

• Canada rolls past Russia in Olympic hockey

  February 25, 2010 2:01 AM

  VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - A dominating Canada ended 50 years of Olympic hockey frustration against Russia. The Canadians got a goal and two assists from Dan Boyle during a take-charge first period to beat the world champions 7-3 Wednesday and surge into the Olympic semifinals. A superpower showdown -... more »

• Team Canada not meeting medal expectations

  February 23, 2010 4:21 AM

  VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Losing a hockey game to the United States was embarrassing enough. Now Canada is raising the white flag - giving up on its brash goal of winning the most medals at the Vancouver Games. The U.S. remains on course for a historic medal haul, with... more »

• Canada finally wins Olympic gold at home

  February 15, 2010 2:03 AM

  WEST VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Alexandre Bilodeau wins the gold medal in men's moguls to give Canada its first Olympic victory on home turf. Bilodeau scored 26.75 points Sunday night to upset defending Olympic champion Dale Begg-Smith, a Vancouver native who now competes for Australia. Bryon Wilson of the... more »

• Compassion International awaiting word from staff in Haiti

  January 13, 2010 3:36 PM

  There's a nervous tension in the air at the Colorado Springs offices of Compassion International as the global children's aid ministry awaits word as to the over 80 staff members it has working in Haiti. Mark Hanlon the Senior Vice President of Compassion's USA group says they have mobilized... more »

• One agency is taking measures to help nut allergy travelers

  January 9, 2010 8:58 AM

  Anyone with an allergy to nuts knows just how serious it can be to come into contact with them. Sometimes, just being in the vicinity can trigger a reaction. Such as being on an airplane, where you are sitting near someone who's eating nuts. Now, the Canadian Transportation Agency... more »

• One agency is taking measures to help nut allergy travelers

  January 9, 2010 8:40 AM

  Anyone with an allergy to nuts knows just how serious it can be to come into contact with them. Sometimes, just being in the vicinity can trigger a reaction. Such as being on an airplane, where you are sitting near someone who's eating nuts. Now, the Canadian Transportation Agency... more »

• Canada to lend Mexico 5 million swine flu doses

  January 8, 2010 11:15 AM

  Canada is lending Mexico 5 million doses of the swine flu vaccine. Federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq said in a statement Wednesday that Mexico requested the doses to help bridge that country's immediate pandemic vaccine requirements. The Public Health Agency of Canada says Mexico placed orders with several... more »

• Surgeon General visits USOC for vaccination push

  January 5, 2010 6:42 PM

  The nation's top doctors are in Colorado Springs with a message for Olympic athletes and the community; Get vaccinated. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin and CDC Director Anne Schuchat joined State Health Officer Ned Calonge at the US Olympic Training Center Tuesday to encourage vaccinations ahead of the Winter Olympic... more »

• Three Fort Carson soldiers die serving in Afghanistan

  January 5, 2010 7:51 AM

  The Defense Department says three Fort Carson soldiers were killed in an attack by insurgents in Afghanistan. They were identified Tuesday as 24-year-old Sgt. Joshua A. Lengstorf of Yoncalla, Oregon, 24-year-old Spc. Brian R. Bowman of Crawfordsville, Indiana, and 19-year-old Pvt. John P. Dion of Shattuck, Oklahoma. The military says... more »

• Showdown vote nears on importing low-cost drugs

  December 10, 2009 8:57 AM

  Lawmakers working on the health care overhaul are set to debate a measure that would allow importation of low-cost prescription drugs from Canada and other countries. It's a measure the Obama administration opposes, along with the pharmaceutical industry. As a candidate, Obama supported the idea. But as president, he needs... more »

• GlaxoSmithKline pulls swine flu vaccines in Canada

  November 24, 2009 9:04 AM

  The pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline says it has advised medical staff in Canada to not use one batch of swine flu vaccine for fear it may trigger life-threatening allergies. GlaxoSmithKline spokeswoman Gwenan White said Tuesday the company issued the advice after reports that one batch of the swine flu vaccine... more »