Category Archives: Canada

Despite unusually warm temperatures in parts of the country, a forecaster says bouts of late winter weather are expected for many through March, with more springlike temperatures to arrive by May. Chr...

Calgary’s new bishop says he may choose softer language but his views on issues such as gay-straight alliances in schools might not be that different from his controversial predecessor. William ...

VICTORIA - An assault charge against a member of the B.C. legislature has been stayed, the province’s Criminal Justice Branch said Monday. A spokesman for the branch says Pat Pimm has agreed to ...

OTTAWA - Quebec MP Guy Caron entered the federal NDP leadership race on Monday, bringing to three the current number of candidates seeking to succeed Tom Mulcair. Here are five things the candidates n...

VANCOUVER - As the latest Trump hotel gears up for its official opening in Vancouver on Tuesday, some experts are expressing doubts about the fate of the newest addition to the city’s skyline th...

ERBIL, Iraq - A baby’s cry pierces the din as dozens of people wait to see a doctor or nurse at what’s surely one of the busiest health clinics in the Middle East: inside a sprawling refug...

MONTREAL - The lawyer for former Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum says there will be no appeal of his client’s conviction on corruption-related charges. Pierre Teasdale confirmed the decision Mo...

Highlights from the news file for Monday, Feb. 27 --- O’LEARY BACKS OUT OF TORY LEADERSHIP DEBATE: Conservative leadership candidate Kevin O’Leary says he won’t take part in Tuesday&...

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - The group that regulates family doctors in Canada is calling for an end to solitary confinement in correctional facilities. The College of Family Physicians of Canada says in a sta...

OTTAWA - The threat of political blackmail could figure in a wide-ranging review of risks to Canada’s electoral system, says a senior official from the national cyberspy agency. Safeguarding per...