Archive for July 16th, 2010

Indian Affairs can’t help in Iroquois passport flap

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Iroquois Nationals gambler Brett Bucktooth in New York without interruption Monday. (Bebeto Matthews/Associated Press) Indian Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl says there'sitting little he can perform to restore an aboriginal lacrosse team at the middle of a passport dispute. Strahl said Friday that Canada cannot force Britain to accept documents it doesn't recognize, and the government-issued ...

Plane crashes in northern Quebec

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A plane that may have been carrying like many as six passengers has crashed in a inconsiderable area of northern Quebec, rural police say. The even went down in the proximity of Maria-Chapdelaine, north of Lac Saint Jean. A search and rescue crew is on its way from CFB Trenton and a soldierly helicopter is en route from the ...

BCLC’s new online casino crashes

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The BC Lottery Corporation launched its online gambling website Thursday morning, but within hours, it had crashed. (BCLC)The BC Lottery Corporation'session expanded online playing for money website PlayNow.com crashed on Thursday afternoon, just hours afterwards its launch. Billed as the in the first place government-sanctioned online casino in North America, the seat was without delay ...

RCMP seek man, 38, in missing couple case

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The RCMP are looking for a specific "person of concern" in the specific instance of an Alberta couple who were the last time seen on July 3. Police say they want the society to contact them if they know the whereabouts of Travis Edward Vader, 38, of not at all fixed pay court to. Vader has multiple unsettled warrants ...

Digital TV: 1 million Canadians not ready

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With similar feature TV signals to be shut down in most Canadian cities in just over a year, parsimoniously one million Canadians aren'confidentially ready as being the switch, says the CRTC. Starting Aug. 31, 2011, Canadian television sets that rely on antennas or rabbit ears will neediness to be equipped by a digital converter. (iStock)On Aug. ...