Category Archives: Canada

EDMONTON - The Alberta government wants a seat at the table in any future legal fight over the Trans Mountain pipeline. Premier Rachel Notley’s government, in its throne speech Thursday, announc...

VANCOUVER - All the avalanches that killed snowmobilers over the past five years occurred in British Columbia, but two-thirds of the victims were from Alberta. Avalanche Canada says March is the deadl...

CALGARY - Mount Royal University says it is voluntarily grounding two planes in its flight training program after a third crashed last month, killing two instructors. The university says the decision ...

HEARST, Ont. - Ontario Provincial Police say two B.C. men are facing charges related to trafficking the deadly opioid fentanyl. They say two men were arrested by officers conducting a traffic stop on ...

OTTAWA - The European Union’s environment commissioner wants to join forces with Canada to “defend” the Paris climate change accord in the face of an uncertain political landscape in...

MONTREAL - A man has been arraigned in connection with alleged bombing threats at Concordia University in Montreal. Hisham Saadi, 47, is charged with mischief, uttering threats and inciting fear of a ...

OTTAWA - Frustrated indigenous leaders and human rights advocates called out Justin Trudeau on Thursday after the prime minister described mercury contamination at Grassy Narrows First Nation as ̶...

VANCOUVER - Three people were in a hospital with serious stab wounds following a series of separate attacks in Vancouver on Thursday. Const. Jason Doucette said officers have arrested a 33-year-old ma...

CALGARY - Former Nova Scotia premier Darrell Dexter has a new portfolio: legal marijuana. Dexter, who is vice-chairman of Global Public Affairs, will lead the firm’s new branch, called cannabisC...

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Finance Minister Bill Morneau says any more changes to the Canada Pension Plan will have to wait for a regular review of the national pension scheme, including a provision aimed at...