Category Archives: Canada

Wildlife, get ready for your close-up. Biologists are proposing a vast network of interconnected remote cameras that could revolutionize the study of bears, moose, caribou, cougars and other large ani...

OTTAWA - The minister responsible for the federal government’s troubled payroll system says she’s more concerned about paying employees who haven’t received what they’re owed t...

CALGARY - DNA evidence was found on a hacksaw, meat hooks, rubber boots and in a piece of biological material recovered from the property of a suspect on trial in the deaths of a couple and their gran...

CALGARY - The head of WestJet Airlines says he sees a possible silver lining with the uncertainty surrounding new U.S. border policies: a boost in international visitors to Canada. CEO Gregg Saretsky ...

OTTAWA - The federal government is back in the business of giving money to those who want to fight it in court to protect and clarify language and equality rights, but cannot otherwise afford expensiv...

WETASKIWIN, Alta. - There’s a spiritual twist to a theft investigation in central Alberta which police hope can receive guidance through a little help from the public. RCMP say a senior woman wa...

TORONTO - People looking to secure health insurance from Manulife may no longer be subjected to nicotine testing, as the company looks to streamline the application process. The insurer (TSX:MFC) says...

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick Finance Minister Cathy Rogers tabled an $9.4 billion budget for 2017-18 on Tuesday. Here are some of the highlights: – A projected deficit of $192 million, with a pro...

CENTRAL SAANICH, B.C. - When he climbed on his Zamboni after a snowstorm Monday night and headed down the road to his aunt’s house, Marko Kardum says he was just trying to be a good nephew. Cent...

OTTAWA - People should not expect to see the kinds of hearings usually found in courtrooms when the inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women begins, lead commissioner Marion Buller said Tues...