Category Archives: Canada

VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s Supreme Court will be asked to hear a case Thursday that seeks to set aside two rulings made by the conflict of interest commissioner involving Premier Christy Cla...

HAMILTON - McMaster University says two students were behind a “misguided prank” last month in which a library study room was booked for a “McMaster KKK meeting.” The Hamilton ...

OTTAWA - Canada’s military watchdog urged the federal government Wednesday to do more for soldiers forced out of the Canadian Forces for medical reasons after an Afghan war veteran and three fam...

TORONTO - Canadians bought vehicles in record numbers last year, driven by consumers who bought SUVs, pickup trucks and high-end models such as Jaguars and Porsches, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants ...

VICTORIA - The RCMP says it spent about $2 million on policing costs during last year’s eight-day visit to British Columbia and Yukon by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their two young chi...

LONGUEUIL, Que. - A Quebec man who pleaded guilty to attacking a female jogger at a popular provincial park near Montreal last September has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years behind bars. Yves R...

Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Jan. 4 AFGHAN VETERAN AMONG 4 DEAD AT N.S. HOME: An Afghanistan war veteran and his wife, mother and 10-year-old daughter have been found shot to death in ...

NANAIMO, B.C. - An embattled mayor on Vancouver Island is being taken to court by his own city over allegations he leaked confidential information to an employee, while at the same time a group of res...

MONTREAL - More than 37,000 Hydro-Quebec customers were still without electricity as of Wednesday afternoon due to freezing rain that caused ice-covered branches to snap and fall onto power lines. The...

VANCOUVER - Free salt has become a hot commodity in Vancouver as some residents clamour for more than their fair share of a limited supply intended to keep sidewalks safe during an unusually cold wint...