Category Archives: Canada

TORONTO - A Canadian admiral mysteriously suspended last month responded Thursday by denying any wrongdoing, with his newly hired lawyer suggesting he’s the victim of a “bureaucratic cross...

VANCOUVER - A polarizing American preacher with controversial views on Muslims and the LGBTQ community will headline a Christian festival in Vancouver despite protests from the city’s mayor. A s...

NATIONAL HARBOR, United States - U.S. President Donald Trump will arrive as the conquering hero in a roomful of conservatives Friday, as he celebrates sky-high approval ratings among the right wing af...

VICTORIA - In the English language, a fish is just a fish, but for the Tsartlip First Nation on Vancouver Island, words can vary when referring to catching, preserving or cooking the animal. Vancouver...

CALGARY - Alberta’s energy regulator has set new rules to deal with long-standing complaints about powerful, gassy smells from heavy oil operations in the Peace River region. The rules, released...

TORONTO - Several friends of Garth Drabinsky including a retired judge testified Thursday on his behalf, asking Ontario’s securities regulator to show leniency to the disgraced theatre impresari...

OTTAWA - Interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose has introduced a private member’s bill in the Commons that would require mandatory training for would-be judges on issues surrounding sexual ass...

Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Feb. 23 --- MEDICAL MARIJUANA USERS SOAR: The number of Canadians registered to purchase medical marijuana from licensed producers has jumped by leaps and b...

TORONTO - A Liberal backbencher who introduced an anti-Islamophobia motion that unanimously passed the Ontario legislature Thursday says, despite all-party support, she has received racist backlash. T...

JOLIETTE, Que. - Quebec provincial police are investigating reports an elementary school student handed out pills on a school bus earlier in the week. Preliminary information suggests the child believ...