Canada
Dog sledding still searching for Olympic spotlight (video)
February 24, 2010As the world focuses attention on Canada during the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, a sport not yet in the Olympic spotlight continues to draw competitors and tourists to Canada's Yukon Territory. As VOA's Kane Farabaugh reports, dog sledding remains...
Swine flu epidemic spread deeper into North America
May 04, 2009The reports on Sunday say that the swine flu epidemic spread deeper into Mexico, United States and, in a lesser extent, into Canada. So far, twenty-five deaths were reported in Mexico, the epicenter of the outbreak with 590 cases. The United...
New Swine Flu Infections Intensify Travel Fears
April 29, 2009A global hunt for swine flu has turned up new infections all around the world, and frightened governments warned people to stay away from Mexico, where up to 159 people have died. The number of infections in the United States rose to 65, Canada has ...
Barack Obama: Utmost Precautions Needed to Combat Swine Flu
April 29, 2009By Michael Bowman U.S. President Barack Obama says schools should consider closing if cases of swine flu are even suspected among students or faculty. Mr. Obama spoke just hours after the United States recorded the first known death outside Mexico...
Canadians: Thongs no, swim naked yes
June 10, 2008A national survey of Canadians' summer habits and opinions gave thumbs-down to men's thongs but some acceptance of nude sunbathing or skinny-dipping. Of 1,536 people polled for Malibu Rum by Leger Marketing, 75 percent said a man wearing a thong bathing...
Naked trio seen having sex in moving car
February 25, 2008Police in Victoria, British Columbia, were alerted by startled motorists to a car on the Trans Canada Highway with a naked man and two naked women having sex. Calls began coming in Sunday afternoon from witnesses, some of whom trailed the car into the...
Dressed Weird? - a chilling occurrence in Canadian customs
November 05, 2007I thought I would relay this story, partly for humor value and partly to display how little respect for clergy exists. Last weekend I was invited to bring the Icon of St. Nicholas to our parish in London Canada for the Fortieth Anniversary of their temple...
New U.S. regulations snag Canada travelers
January 25, 2007LYLETON, Manitoba, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- New U.S. government regulations require passports for Canadians to enter the United States have travelers in a bind over their birth certificates. Many residents, dubbed "border babies," were born in the...