Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - The federal government’s plan to make Canada the first G7 country to legalize marijuana is creating political friction domestically, amid fears it will be the latest bone of contention ...

BRANDON, Man. - Police in southwestern Manitoba are investigating more cases of animals found dead with their ears cut off. Brandon RCMP say three coyotes and a raccoon were discovered in the same are...

VANCOUVER - An El Salvadoran asylum seeker who became a permanent Canadian resident after spending two years in sanctuary in a British Columbia church is looking to the Supreme Court of Canada to clea...

HALIFAX - It is “bizarre” how often Nova Scotia schools are closed because of weather, and the number of days lost this year amounts to a crisis, an education expert said Tuesday. Paul Ben...

CALGARY - A woman who left behind a purse with $1,300 in birthday cash on a light-rail transit train says she can barely believe someone was honest enough to return it. Li Feng Yang had just received ...

TORONTO - Embattled Sen. Don Meredith plans to appear before the Senate ethics committee next week although it’s not yet clear how he will do that, his lawyer said Tuesday. In an interview, Bill...

OTTAWA - Carleton University is urging caution among staff and students after discovering potential hacking tools on a handful of classroom computers. The university says it discovered USB key-logging...

OTTAWA - The newly minted leader of the Conservatives in the Senate says he intends to take a second look at Sen. Lynn Beyak to see what, if any, actions the Tories should take over her comments on re...

MONTREAL - U.S. and British bans on electronic devices don’t improve airplane security and raise doubts about the credibility of the entire global security system, the head of the International ...

WASHINGTON - On the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration, Robert Zoellick - an eminent figure in American trade policy - offered Canada a pointed warning about China: proceed with caution. A forme...