Category Archives: Canada

LETHBRIDGE – The RCMP are hoping children across the country can help them name 14 foals to Celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday. The foals will be born this spring at the RCMP breeding farm ...

TORONTO - Involving community members in wind-farm planning and ensuring nearby residents benefit from turbines would go a long way toward winning local buy-in for such projects, a new Canadian study ...

VANCOUVER - Not all medicinal marijuana is created equal. That’s what some experts are saying as they warn about the health risks and curtailed effectiveness associated with smoking medicine. As...

TORONTO - There are three winning tickets for the $7 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. They were purchased in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec - and each is worth just over...

WHISTLER, B.C. - RCMP say a man is dead after an avalanche near Whistler, B.C., Saturday. Sgt. Annie Linteau says police were notified about a slide at Callaghan Valley just before noon. She says 14 p...

THORNHILL, Ont. - A senior aide to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will carry the Liberal banner in a federal byelection next month. The Liberal party says Mary Ng beat out two challengers Saturday in a...

TORONTO - Acclaimed novelist Joseph Boyden, who has been dogged by controversy in recent months over his heritage and allegations that one of his short stories has similarities to an Ojibway storytell...

VANCOUVER - Rescue officials in British Columbia say skiers rescued from an avalanche in Cypress Provincial Park could have died had they not been carrying proper gear. North Shore Rescue spokesman Mi...

WINNIPEG - An incident where police say passengers on a Winnipeg bus disarmed a man with an axe and brass knuckles has intensified calls for transit safety in the city. There has been concern about sa...

NEW YORK - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is heading to Manhattan this month to check out Canada’s latest Broadway hit, “Come From Away.” Trudeau tweeted Saturday that he has two tick...