Category Archives: Canada

CALGARY - The family of a man charged in the deaths of a couple and their young grandchild say the accused was angry over unpaid money. “He had some business dealings with Alvin that had fallen ...

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico - While authorities investigate what set off a deadly shooting at an electronic music festival event, residents said it came amid a growing and increasingly open drug scene in...

SASKATOON - A Saskatoon man who traded in snacks for lottery tickets has picked up a $5 million cheque for being the sole winner of a Lotto 649 draw last summer. Curtis Mooney jokingly told reporters ...

WINNIPEG - Ottawa and the Manitoba government have announced $4 million in funding for a large-scale research project aimed at helping Canadian companies and agencies be better prepared to mitigate th...

CALGARY - The father of an 18-year-old man who was killed by a group of people in 2013 is unhappy with the sentencing of the three men convicted in the case. Lukas Strasser-Hird was beaten, kicked and...

OTTAWA - The federal government says it has reached a health-care funding agreement with the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon. It says the three territorial governments agreed Monday to new ta...

HALIFAX - A former Halifax professor who resigned after saying he had a sexual relationship with a student has filed a lawsuit over a nude photo of his genitals that was posted to Twitter. Michael Kyd...

Highlights from the news file for Monday, Jan. 16 --- ETHICS WATCHDOG LOOKING INTO TRUDEAU VACATION: Canada’s ethics watchdog plans to take a closer look at Justin Trudeau’s recent family ...

WASHINGTON - As the Canadian government prepares its quadrennial U.S. presidential inauguration bash at its embassy on Pennsylvania Avenue, this year’s menu plans include poutine, salmon, beef, ...

TORONTO - Judges have no general right to interfere with compensation decisions involving claims by victims of Canada’s notorious Indian residential schools, Ontario’s top court said Monda...