Category Archives: Canada

CALGARY - A WestJet plane flying to Toronto made an emergency landing at the Calgary airport on Friday due to smoke inside the cabin. It was the same plane that made an emergency landing in the city 2...

HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia imam says his fears of more violence against mosques were eased Friday by a direct call from the prime minister. Zia Khan of the Centre for Islamic Development in Halifax told ...

QUEBEC - The man charged with murder in the six slayings at a Quebec City mosque is also a victim, an imam told the funeral Friday for three of the dead men. Hassan Guillet said someone planted ideas ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - An American man accused of killing his Canadian girlfriend in upstate New York will remain in jail as his lawyer arranges for a mental health evaluation. Police have said David Schmid...

TORONTO - The federal government signed a memorandum with Metis in Ontario on Friday that aims to pave the way for advancing their rights and settling various claims. The document kickstarts discussio...

TORONTO - A prominent lawyer ordered to pay the costs of a client’s legal fight says Canada’s highest court has undermined the duty of advocates to pursue their clients’ interests vi...

OTTAWA - A sweeping review of how Canadians apply for old age security payments is paying particular attention to military spouses amid concerns that they are being wrongfully denied the income suppor...

TORONTO - A judge’s finding that an email a woman sent to police helped prove she had been sexually assaulted is enough to quash a conviction against her alleged attacker, Ontario’s top co...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia is trumpeting a significant jump in immigration thanks to an influx of refugees, but one business advocate says it’s still falling short of what’s needed. The provinc...

BELLEVILLE, Ont. - Police in eastern Ontario say one person has been charged and they’re looking for a second suspect in connection with the theft of Tim Hortons “roll up the rim to win...