Category Archives: Canada

WASHINGTON - Canadian cabinet ministers are fanning throughout the U.S. capital this week to meet members of the new Trump administration, laying the groundwork for an anticipated visit by Prime Minis...

OTTAWA - Health Canada says it will be conducting random testing of medical cannabis goods made by licensed producers. The move follows voluntary recalls by two companies after their products were fou...

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Charges resulting from an emergency landing of a Russian flight in Iqaluit have been stayed against a man from Armenia. On Nov. 25, Aeroflot Russian flight SU 0107 made an emergency...

ALTONA, Man. - Police in southern Manitoba saved this pig’s bacon. Officers with the Altona Police Service were called Monday about a pig blocking lunch-hour traffic on the town’s main str...

QUEBEC - The recent shootings at a Quebec City mosque shouldn’t distract from the ongoing debate on religious accommodation, Premier Philippe Couillard said Tuesday. Couillard said his governmen...

MONTREAL - The federal government says it will provide $372.5 million in interest-free loans to Bombardier, a move that elicited criticism even though it is far less than the transportation giant orig...

Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Feb. 7 --- CANADA POSTS TRADE SURPLUS: Statistics Canada says the country posted back-to-back monthly trade surpluses for the first time since September 2014...

TORONTO - A Toronto police officer convicted of attempted murder in the fatal shooting of a troubled teen more than three years ago is expected to have his appeal heard by Ontario’s top court in...

WASHINGTON - The White House wants journalists to write more stories about terrorist attacks, which President Donald Trump says are being under-reported. Asked for examples, his office released a list...

VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s fledgling network for research into drug abuse has released new provincial guidelines for doctors and nurses on treating people addicted to opioids. The move marks...