Category Archives: Canada

CALGARY - Former MP Jason Kenney won the leadership of Alberta’s Progressive Conservatives in a decisive first ballot victory Saturday on a promise to dissolve the storied party and revitalize t...

SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, Que. - Dozens of Mounties dressed in red tunics and Stetsons marched under blue skies on Saturday to honour an RCMP officer they remembered as a “gentle giant” an...

TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $10 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. That means the jackpot for the next draw on Mar. 24 will be approximately $15 million. The Cana...

CALGARY - A man sentenced to life in prison for killing a Calgary couple and their grandson has filed an appeal. Douglas Garland was convicted last month of the first-degree murders of Alvin and Kathy...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government will promise in next week’s federal budget to reintroduce lifelong disability pensions for veterans. Veterans have complained bitterly about changes made by the f...

OTTAWA - The federal government is proposing regulations for Canadian school bus operators who want to put seat belts on their vehicles. In an online notice, Transport Canada says the proposal would i...

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government has given apologies and compensation to three Canadians who were tortured in Syria. The government said Friday it had settled long-simmering lawsuits filed by the men o...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government will commit in Wednesday’s federal budget to offer disabled veterans the option of a lifetime pension by the end of the year, The Canadian Press has learned. Whil...

Highlights from the news file for Friday, March 17 --- CITIES TO GET BILLIONS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING: The federal government is expected to provide close to $12.6 billion to address municipal concerns...

OTTAWA - The cult of celebrity that has seized Canadian politics was on full display this week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in New York for March break, wowed an audience stacked with top diplomats...