Category Archives: Canada

Six stories in the news for Tuesday, Feb. 14: --- TRUDEAU, TRUMP TALK BRIDGES, NOT WALLS There was no talk of walls, only bridges as Donald Trump held his first official meeting with Prime Minister Ju...

VANCOUVER - Garfield Mahood has spent 30 years fighting for the Canadian government to require plain packaging for cigarettes. So, the long-time non-smokers’ rights activist says he doesn’...

VICTORIA - British Columbia politicians are back in Victoria today to kick off the final sitting of the provincial legislature before residents head to the polls. Lt.-Gov Judith Guichon will read the ...

WASHINGTON - The relationship-building effort with Donald Trump began within hours of his stunning election win. After the shocks in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, came a smaller surprise in a...

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man who alleges the province is discriminating against him by not allowing him to use a modified Segway as an assisted-mobility device will have his case heard at a prov...

DUCK LAKE, Sask. - Cree activist, artist and actor Tyrone Tootoosis has died. Tootoosis, who was 58, died Sunday at his ranch near Duck Lake. John Lagimodiere, editor and publisher of Eagle Feather Ne...

TORONTO - A downtown Toronto bar issued a public apology Monday after displaying a sign that was denounced online as promoting sexual assault. Photos began circulating on social media on Sunday of a s...

TORONTO - Police in Toronto say they’re trying to find the owner of a cellphone - and its 24-karat gold case. They say the cellphone was mailed anonymously to police on Jan. 31. Investigators sa...

OTTAWA - Standing next to President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid tribute Monday to Canada’s ability to negotiate environmental treaties with the U.S., such as the … 199...

Highlights from the news file for Monday, Feb. 13. --- TRUDEAU AND TRUMP MEET IN WASHINGTON: Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump struck an amiable, conciliatory note after face-to-face meetings Monday, ac...