CKA Canadian News

Oklahoma tornado rescue crews work through night

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:02:27 -0700

The storm killed at least 20 children and 31 adults, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood. Those numbers were expected to climb, officials said, as some media reported a death toll as high as 91 this morning.

Ray Manzarek of The Doors dies at 74

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:08:01 -0700

Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist and founding member of The Doors who had a dramatic impact on rock 'n' roll, has died. He was 74.

Canadian on EI shut out amid foreign worker influx

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:41:37 -0700

A jobless Canadian IT professional who is collecting employment insurance is upset because he now suspects several recent jobs he applied for went to temporary foreign workers.

Spain deports Moroccan as 'threat to national security,' in case touching on independence for Catalonia and Western Sahara

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:44:02 -0700

Was Noureddin Ziani really deported from Spain for being an Islamist extremist or was it because he is a Catalan separatist? BARCELONA - The head of a Muslim group funded by an organization that promotes independence from Spain for the autonomous region

Bandits Win 2013 RBC Cup National Championship

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:41:24 -0700

Cam Maclise scored once and added an assist to pace the offence as the Brooks Bandits were crowned national champions for the first time, beating the Summerside Western Capitals 3-1 in the final of the 2013 RBC Cup on Sunday night

Colin Greening scores double-OT winner to give Sens life

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:53:47 -0700

Ottawa Senators winger Colin Greening scored the game winner more than seven minutes into the second overtime to give the Senators a 2-1 win and get them back in the series with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Nursing home workers suspended after son turns over hidden camera video

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:24:16 -0700

Four employees of an Ontario long-term care facility have been suspended and two investigations have been launched, after a concerned man installed a hidden camera in his mother�s room and captured shocking video of neglect and abuse.

Thief robs, injures woman in wheelchair

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:20:54 -0700

Police in Agassiz are searching for a purse-snatcher who robbed a woman in an electric wheelchair.

Prince Andrew in Victoria for Highland Games

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:19:10 -0700

Prince Andrew is in Victoria this weekend, as Scots celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Highland Games.

Police find bodies of 2 missing New Brunswick fishermen

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:48:27 -0700

Two bodies have been found close to a submerged boat off the coast of New Brunswick, a day after a boat capsized with three crew members on board.

Sweden nabs gold at hockey worlds

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:44:39 -0700

Sweden won the world hockey championship Sunday, defeating Switzerland 5-1 in the gold-medal game in Stockholm. The United States took the bronze by beating Finland 3-2 in a shootout.

Deep sea mining 'gold rush' moves closer

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:39:31 -0700

The prospect of a deep sea "gold rush" opening a controversial new frontier for mining on the ocean floor has moved a step closer.

Uncovering the secrets of North America's Ice Age giants

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:35:17 -0700

Eighty thousand years ago the Earth began to cool, marking the start of the last Ice Age. Experts are still discovering how the big freeze affected the giant mammals which prowled its dramatically changing landscape.

Why some Canadians want to die on Mars

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:32:20 -0700

More than 80,000 people have applied for a Dutch non-profit organization's proposed one-way trip to Mars. Anna Maria Tremonti, host of The Current, spoke to four Canadians � two Mars one applicants, a member of the Mars One team, and astronaut Julie Payet

Busy weekend for OPP at Wasaga Beach

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:28:37 -0700

The good weather has flooded the Wasaga Beach area with people seeking good times this weekend, though police say they are seeing some people enjoy themselves a little too much.

Six campers rescued after getting lost in Kananaskis Country

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:25:58 -0700

A group of six campers was rescued Sunday morning after becoming lost when they wandered away from their campsite near Gorge Creek Trail.

Ads tout job grants program that doesn't yet exist

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:22:49 -0700

The federal government has been airing ads touting its Canada Jobs Grant for training workers, but the Conservative government House leader acknowledges the announced program is merely a proposal that needs to be fleshed out.

Spezza ready to return to Senators lineup

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:19:45 -0700

With his team down 2-0 in their Eastern Conference semifinal against the Pittsburgh Penguins, talented Ottawa Senators forward Jason Spezza revealed after practice on Saturday that he expects to play in Game 3 tomorrow evening.

US beats Finland for bronze at hockey worlds

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:18:17 -0700

The United States won its first medal at the ice hockey world championships in nine years, taking the bronze by beating Finland 3-2 in a shootout on Sunday in Stockholm, Sweden.

Canada's Paul Henderson, Danielle Goyette enter IIHF Hall of Fame

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:14:46 -0700

Paul Henderson is having such a good year, he threatened to steal Mats Sundin's No. 13 at the International Ice Hockey Hall of Fame induction in Stockholm, Sweden on Sunday.