Category Archives: Canada

TORONTO - A Toronto jury is now deliberating the fate of a Toronto senior accused of murdering a fellow resident in a long-term care home and trying to kill another. Peter Brooks, 76, has pleaded not ...

ST. ALBERT, Alta. - An Alberta woman from a farming village of less than 500 people says she was surprised and stressed when she found out she’d won a $50-million Lotto Max jackpot. Lois Olsen o...

SAN FRANCISCO - The Latest on the death at the Cirque du Soleil show in San Francisco (all times local): 1:26 p.m. Officials say a technician with the Cirque du Soleil “Luzia” show who die...

CALGARY - Federal Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr kicked off his pipeline sales mission on friendly turf Wednesday, addressing Calgary’s Chamber on the importance of the two major projects t...

GANDER, N.L. - Politicians in a small Newfoundland town have declared that Christmas has come too early for many retailers, and they’ve decided to do something about it. Earlier this month, Gand...

CALGARY - A Canadian Judicial Council inquiry committee says a judge who asked a sexual assault complainant why she couldn’t just keep her knees together should lose his Federal Court job. Court...

OTTAWA - The government is offering relief for Alberta ranchers caught in the bovine tuberculosis quarantine affecting parts of western Canada. Up to $16.7 million is being made available to help ranc...

VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier Christy Clark said Wednesday the federal government is “very close” to meeting her five conditions for pipeline approval. The premier said all but two ...

CALGARY - The president of Kinder Morgan Canada issued a plea to opponents of its Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on Wednesday to be “lawful and respectful” as they protest the project w...

VANCOUVER - The president of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is warning against an “us versus them” mentality in Vancouver, where he says foreign buyers are not the major factor driv...