Новости за 08.08.2017

The grinning, high-pitched entertainer who had such hits as Rhinestone Cowboy and spanned country, pop, television and movies, has died. He was 81.

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 4-2, Tuesday night. Josh Donaldson spurred his team on with a pair of 2-run homers.

North Korea may have successfully produced a miniaturized nuclear warhead that can fit inside its missiles, passing a key threshold in becoming a full-fledged nuclear power, according to a Japanese defence paper and the Washington Post

Struggling Canadian loses 1st-round match in straight sets.

The problem-plagued inquiry into murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls has lost another key staffer as dozens of family members, activists and academics have written an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau demanding the "deeply misguided" inquiry get a hard reset.

Scientists from Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum were chipping away at rock on Sunday when they uncovered a 76-million-year-old armoured dinosaur skull — or ankylosaur species — a find paleontologists say is unusual for this region of Southern Alberta.

There's no need for a posse of Ontario hog hunters just yet, but the province needs to be vigilant in tracking wild boars on the loose because the tough, dangerous creatures are considered an invasive species.

A frank report on climate change in America leaked to the New York Times a week before the U.S. sits down to begin renegotiating NAFTA may give some weight to Canada's push to get climate change mitigation included as part of the new continental trade deal.

Federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould is considering lowering the legal alcohol limit for licensed drivers from 0.08 to 0.05.

Six-year-old Phoebe Letton's beloved toy, a pink-eared stuffed animal named Sleepy Dog, made it across the Atlantic on her family's trip to Toronto — but never made it home. A social media frenzy ensued, aiming to put Sleepy Dog back in Phoebe's arms.

Canadian officials are working "with a real sense of urgency" to investigate new reports that Saudi security forces are using Canadian-made military vehicles in a violent crackdown in the Shia-populated city of Awamiyah, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said Monday.

Why is a guy disguised as a car seat?

RCMP say the shooting took place early Tuesday morning in the 7800 block of Waterton Drive.

Oilsands giants like Syncrude are putting wildlife at risk by leaving dormant runoff ponds unmonitored, says a biologist who specializes in in deterring birds from tailings ponds.

Friday's telephone outage throughout Atlantic Canada highlights the need for changes in the telecom industry, says a consumer advocate.

The constant state of breaking news makes it hard for the regular crowd to focus on what's important. Moreover, it risks coming across as petty to those who aren't necessarily Trumpers, but who do think the media is getting up its own backside by covering every Trump fart like it's a room-clearing explosion.

Ward 8 Coun. Bill Marra's concerns come ahead of Tuesday night's council meeting, where staff will consider who will be awarded the contracts that came in at a combined total close to $2 million more than administration calculated they would cost.

Canada is moving some of its athletes to new accommodations at the world track and field championships because of the stomach bug that has plagued the team.

Sinead O'Connor pleaded for help from her family and opened up about her mental illness in a rambling Facebook video posted from a New Jersey motel she'd been living in.

CBS Corp. is expanding its digital streaming service internationally and will be available to Canadians sometime next year.

China will pay the biggest price from the new UN sanctions against North Korea because of its close economic relationship with the country, but will always enforce the resolutions, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says.

The Crown is "hopeful" Dennis Oland's new murder trial in the bludgeoning death of his father, New Brunswick multimillionaire Richard Oland, six years ago will be held next year.

New York police say too many boaters out on the upper Niagara River are getting too close to the Falls danger zone. The marine unit says there have been 10 incidents this summer involving boaters and personal watercraft riders who ventured into dangerous waters.

For some, it's another day to try and catch a peek at a Hollywood star. For others, it's a traffic nightmare. But as Deadpool 2 continues filming in Vancouver, a number of busy roads in the downtown core will be closed or subject to traffic controls for a second straight day.

Thinking about school comes early for asylum seekers in Montreal, as Monday is the first day they can sign their children up to attend classes at the city's largest French-language school board.