Category Archives: Canada

FREDERICTON - After three years of public consultation on the future of New Brunswick’s Mactaquac hydroelectric generating station, the province’s Crown-owned electric utility has decided ...

PITTSBURGH - Two Canadians are among the latest 21 people being honoured with Carnegie medals for heroism. The Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Hero Fund Commission investigates stories of heroism and awards...

SPRUCE GROVE, Alta. - An anguished stepfather has identified two young victims in an apparent murder-suicide at a home in Spruce Grove, Alta., calling them “beautiful young lives, snuffed out by...

VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits Vancouver on Tuesday, but there are no public events on his itinerary. Trudeau is scheduled to sit down with the editorial board of the Vancouver Sun f...

CALGARY - A prominent Calgary real estate developer was shot Monday morning outside his home in what police believe was a targeted attack. Riaz Mamdani, founder and chief executive of Strategic Group,...

GJOA HAVEN , Nunavut - A 21-year-old man has been shot by RCMP in Nunavut. RCMP in Gjoa Haven say they got a call Monday afternoon about a man walking around the community with a rifle. Two officers f...

MONTREAL - The U.S. government says it is launching investigations to determine whether softwood lumber imports from Canada were dumped into the country and harmed the American forestry sector. The U....

OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau says he promised during last year’s election campaign to hold the line on annual transfer payments to the provinces for health care - so no one should be surprised that h...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the cold-blooded shooting of the Russian ambassador in Turkey is a grim reminder of the threats faced by all diplomats - including Canada’s - while se...

Highlights from the news file for Monday, Dec. 19 FEDS UP HEALTH-CARE FUNDING OFFER TO $11.5B AND 3.5% OVER 10 YEARS: Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the federal government has been unable to reach...