Wednesday, June 24, 2026
ADVT 
National

Calgary Boy, 11, Missing Since Friday, Fell In River At Yoho National Park

The Canadian Press, 23 Jul, 2016 01:21 PM
  • Calgary Boy, 11, Missing Since Friday, Fell In River At Yoho National Park
FIELD, B.C. — Parks Canada is leading an extensive search for a missing 11-year-old boy in southeastern British Columbia.
 
Parks Canada says a boy fell into the Yoho River in Yoho National Park on Friday evening.
 
Golden Search and Rescue, RCMP and local emergency services conducted an aerial and ground search of the area until 10:30 p.m.
 
Officials say the missing boy is from Calgary.  
 
He was last seen falling into the river near the Takkakaw Falls day use area.
 
The search resumed at daylight on Saturday is ongoing.

MORE National ARTICLES

Mom Delays Cancer Care To Protect Baby She Says Saved Her

Mom Delays Cancer Care To Protect Baby She Says Saved Her
 For Kim Vaillancourt, pregnant while staving off aggressive brain cancer, it comes down to this: "The baby saved me. Now it's my turn to save him."

Mom Delays Cancer Care To Protect Baby She Says Saved Her

Dion Digs At Tories With New Foreign Policy Label: Responsible Conviction

Dion Digs At Tories With New Foreign Policy Label: Responsible Conviction
Dion says it is the guiding principle for the new directions the Liberal government has adopted towards the world.

Dion Digs At Tories With New Foreign Policy Label: Responsible Conviction

Activists Want Canada To Push For Nuclear-Free World Despite Stephane Dion's Reticence

Activists Want Canada To Push For Nuclear-Free World Despite Stephane Dion's Reticence
Anti-nuclear campaigners who want Canada to push for a global ban on nuclear weapons are concerned that Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion is showing a definite lack of enthusiasm for that goal.

Activists Want Canada To Push For Nuclear-Free World Despite Stephane Dion's Reticence

Union Heads Pen Joint Statement In Support Tom Mulcair Ahead Of Leadership Vote

In a statement released Tuesday, the labour leaders say Mulcair has proven his ability to provide a "true progressive" alternative to the Liberal government.

Union Heads Pen Joint Statement In Support Tom Mulcair Ahead Of Leadership Vote

New Confusion Over Name Of 'black Widow' Convicted In Poisoning, Death Of Men

New Confusion Over Name Of 'black Widow' Convicted In Poisoning, Death Of Men
An elderly woman whose identity shifted before and after convictions for killing and poisoning men is once again at the centre of confusion over what her last name truly is.

New Confusion Over Name Of 'black Widow' Convicted In Poisoning, Death Of Men

New Brunswick Announces $1 Billion Fund That Aims To 'Grow The Economy' With Job Training

 Struggling New Brunswick, bleeding jobs and red ink, will spend as much as $1-billion on a fund to "create the climate to grow the economy," Premier Brian Gallant says

New Brunswick Announces $1 Billion Fund That Aims To 'Grow The Economy' With Job Training