Category Archives: Canada

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government is acknowledging the obvious: Most people no longer rent or buy their movies and video games at stores. The province announced Wednesday that stores no longer need...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The Mount Cashel lawsuit is not about money - it’s to finally see local church officials held responsible for horrific abuse at the orphanage, a plaintiff said Wednesday...

OTTAWA - Coveted spots for the parent and grandparent visa program will be awarded by lottery in 2017 after the federal Liberals have scrapped the old first-come, first-serve system that had raised co...

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget watchdog says the government’s cornerstone child benefit will end up costing billions more after the next election if its value increases with the cost of livin...

OTTAWA - The Canadian household debt compared with income climbed to a record high in the third quarter as borrowing grew faster than incomes. Statistics Canada said Wednesday the ratio of household c...

PORT COLBORNE, Ont. - A house engulfed in flames several metres high. A father running out of the burning home frantically pleading for someone to help rescue his wife and two children trapped inside....

Five stories in the news for Wednesday, Dec. 14 --- CANADIAN ACTOR ALAN THICKE DEAD AT AGE 69 Canadian Alan Thicke, a versatile performer who gained his greatest fame as the beloved dad on the long-ru...

RICHMOND, B.C. - The federal government should look at the success of seatbelt laws when it considers a recommendation that would require commercial fishermen to wear a life-jacket at all times while ...

TORONTO - A recall has been issued for about 300,000 Cuisinart food processors sold in Canada because of a laceration hazard. Health Canada says the recall covers a silver-coloured blade in certain mo...

Here is some of the reaction to the death of actor Alan Thicke of Kirkland Lake, Ont. - “I am shocked & devastated at the news of Alan Thicke’s death. A friend for many years, he wrote...