Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - The federal government has initiated the promised review of its restrictive new law on medically assisted dying to determine if it should be expanded to include Canadians suffering strictly f...

OTTAWA - The federal task force on legalization and regulation of cannabis made dozens of recommendations Tuesday with regards to introducing the new regime. However, several key questions remain. Amo...

TORONTO - Two women whose “obnoxious and unruly behaviour” forced a Cuba-bound Sunwing flight to return to Toronto under a military escort have been given a conditional discharge and order...

OTTAWA - Canada has made progress improving its human rights record in the last year, Amnesty International says, but has “stumbled” or “failed” in a number of areas - includin...

OTTAWA - Unilingual businessman Kevin O’Leary should rethink his potential run for the Conservative leadership, Maxime Bernier said Tuesday. The Quebec-based MP and leadership candidate said the...

Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Dec. 13 LEGALIZE POT SALES FOR 18 AND OLDER, REPORT SAYS: A federal task force on legalized recreational marijuana is recommending storefront and mail-order ...

HALIFAX - Transport Canada has failed in its bid to be excluded from a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of passengers aboard an Air Canada jet that crashed at the Halifax airport during a snowstor...

LONGUEUIL, Que. - A fender-bender has resulted in a spectacular weapons seizure at a home south of Montreal. Longueuil police say a criminal complaint resulting from the accident last week led authori...

WINNIPEG - A German shepherd puppy thrown into the air and allowed to slam into concrete in Manitoba is doing well and has found a forever home. Dr. Corey Bartley of Dakota Veterinary Hospital in Winn...

EDMONTON - An Alberta legislature panel looking at ways to keep children safe in government care has morphed into a standoff between parties on both sides of the aisle. Leaders of the four opposition ...