Mary Grams, 84, of Armena in Alberta, lost her engagement ring while weeding at her family farm in 2004. She thought it was gone for good. But it was found this week on a carrot, plucked from the soil on the family ...
Read More »Huge Diamond Fails To Sell At Auction Because It Is Too Big
Lucara Diamond has found the diamond in Botswana two years ago. It is called “Lesedi La Rona,” which means “Our Light” in the Tswana language spoken in Botswana, and has 1,109-carat, according to Mining.com. Bidding for the now historic tennis ...
Read More »Trudeau Forgets To Name Alberta In Canada Day Speech
Trudeau addressed Canada’s history as one that’s “far from perfect,” tinged with centuries of oppression against Indigenous Peoples, according to Huffington Post. “We must educate ourselves and dedicate our efforts to progress,” he told a large crowd huddled under umbrellas ...
Read More »Obama, Trudeau have dinner in Montreal, discuss ‘developing the next generation of leaders’
While in Montreal Tuesday for a speaking engagement organized by the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal, Obama had dinner with Trudeau, according to ABC News. “Tonight in Montreal, @BarackObama and @JustinTrudeau discussed their shared commitment to developing the next ...
Read More »Sea lion drags girl into water off dock in Canada – video
A local resident captured dramatic video on Saturday showing a sea lion grabbing a young girl by the dress and dragging her into the water off a dock at Steveston in Richmond, British Columbia, Joinfo.com reports with reference to CBC ...
Read More »Canada’s Justin Trudeau photobombs students’ prom picture
The keen sportsman had been out for a run along the Stanley Park Seawall when he passed a group of students in full formalwear, according to the BBC. His official photographer Adam Scotti tweeted a picture of the moment, captioned: “Prom ...
Read More »‘Lady Cynthia’ rhododendron bush puts Canada town on the map
The 25ft (7.6m) by 30ft bush in Ladysmith, British Columbia, is now in peak bloom and putting on quite a show, according to the BBC. The 115-year-old botanical wonder – known as Lady Cynthia – will carry about 4,000 spring ...
Read More »World’s best-preserved armoured dinosaur unearthed in Canada
The best-preserved armoured dinosaur ever found has been painstakingly pieced together in Alberta over the past six years and is finally ready to make its public debut, Joinfo.com reports with reference to CBC News. It was discovered by accident in 2011 ...
Read More »Canada floods: Montreal declares state of emergency
A state of emergency has been declared in the Canadian city of Montreal on Sunday afternoon and will remain in place for 48 hours, city officials said, according to the BBC. Across the province of Quebec, in Canada’s east, nearly ...
Read More »Syria refugees in Canada name their baby Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wasn’t there to greet them at the airport, as he did with other Syrian refugees. But the couple felt they had to give their thanks to him in some way – so have named their newborn ...
Read More »First wild bison calves born at Banff National Park
For the first time in over 140 years tiny bison calves will be grazing on the rocky slopes of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. This little calf was born on Saturday in the Panther Valley area followed by two other ...
Read More »Canada schools and employers partner to curb youth underemployment
Within three years, the Toronto Financial Services Alliance (TFSA) – a public-private group aimed at promoting Toronto’s long-term competitiveness – is promising to create 10,000 new work-integrated learning experiences for students, according to The Globe And Mail. The initiative, dubbed ...
Read More »Canadian couple wins lottery for the third time
Barbara and Douglas Fink had won the lottery twice before, once in 1989 and once in 2010. But February’s Western Canada Lottery jackpot was by far the largest, according to a press release from the provincial lottery, Joinfo.com reports with ...
Read More »UkraineIS International Forum: discussion with Western experts and demonstration of UkraineIS projects
On March 18, UkraineIS conducted the first International Forum of High Technologies and Opportunities for Ukraine at the House of Free People with participation of representatives of international organizations, the United States, Canada and EU countries. The Forum hosted a discussion with international experts, representatives of leading public organizations, business and the ...
Read More »A tale of two Sydneys: Dutch teen tries to visit Australia, but ends up in Nova Scotia
When Milan Schipper was looking at flights from Amsterdam to Sydney, he found one ticket that was almost $300 cheaper than the rest. “So I thought, ‘Well, let’s book that one,'” the 18-year-old Dutch man said to CBS News. He ...
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