Category Archives: Canada

FREDERICTON - A former fat cat whose weight-loss journey made headlines around the world has died. The Fredericton SPCA confirmed Tiny’s passing in a news release on Friday afternoon. Tiny, the ...

TORONTO - A Toronto-area school trustee under fire for months for using a racial slur about a black parent has resigned. In a tearful video, Nancy Elgie, 82, says she wants to allow a process of heali...

Highlights from the news file for Friday, Feb. 17 --- WINNIPEG RALLY CALLS FOR BETTER TRANSIT SAFETY: Transit workers descended on Winnipeg City Hall Friday to call for safety improvements in the wake...

HAMBURG - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used one of Germany’s most prestigious black-tie galas to tell business leaders to “get real” about addressing the anxieties of their workers ...

OTTAWA - What, exactly, does “tweak” mean? The question consumed political Ottawa for days after Donald Trump, in a joint press conference Monday with Justin Trudeau, publicly stated he wa...

CALGARY - Douglas Garland, 57, was found guilty Thursday on three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Alvin and Kathy Liknes and their grandson Nathan O’Brien. Here’s a timeline...

CALGARY - Douglas Garland was sentenced Friday to life in prison for killing Alvin and Kathy Liknes and their five-year-old grandson Nathan O’Brien. The judge ruled Garland can’t apply for...

OTTAWA - A dozen Ottawa residents are facing a total of more than 130 charges after a drug investigation related to the trafficking of counterfeit pills containing the deadly opioid fentanyl. Ottawa p...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she will visit Washington, D.C. from Feb. 26 to March 1 to make the case for the importance of cross-border trade. Notley says the plan is to meet with po...

TORONTO - A one-time top aide to former prime minister Stephen Harper was convicted of criminal influence-peddling by Ontario’s highest court on Friday. In overturning a previous acquittal again...