Category Archives: Canada

TORONTO - It’s that time of year again - that sneezing, coughing, aching, feel-so-lousy time of year. Yup, flu season is back. And not only is the winter scourge starting early this year, itR...

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Abbotsford’s police chief has sent a letter asking for help from the parents of young men whom officers believe are involved in a violent gang conflict. The Abbotsford Police ...

OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is recommending Canada Post come up with a plan to reinstate door-to-door delivery in parts of the country that lost the service in the last year and maintain a f...

MONTREAL - Some elected officials are calling on the Quebec government to give the green light to right turns on red lights on the island of Montreal, but the city’s influential mayor isn’...

TORONTO - Ben Overvoorde’s heavy drinking spoiled too many Christmas and New Years gatherings. And so he looked forward to his first holiday season in recovery. But it was miserable. “I th...

TORONTO - Canadian cities should be able to control their own destiny, the mayors of five large Canadian urban centres said Tuesday as they demanded more power over revenue streams. In an open letter,...

OTTAWA - Eighteen-year-olds should be allowed to buy recreational cannabis when the Liberal government launches a globe-leading social experiment in legalizing marijuana next year, a federally appoint...

OTTAWA – A federal task force on legalized recreational marijuana is recommending storefront and mail-order sales to Canadians 18 years and older, with personal growing limits of four plants per...

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - The nightly spectacle of Niagara Falls lit up after dark just got more spectacular. A $3 million upgrade saw the installation of 1,400 new high-tech lights called luminaires that...

TORONTO - Every year a number of Canadians and permanent residents find themselves behind bars in foreign countries - 2016 was no exception. Some cases have been called unjust, others are in the proce...