Category Archives: Canada

Calgary police say a man accused of abducting his partner’s six children and driving them to Ontario likely thought he was doing the right thing. The mother of the children, aged between 18 mont...

HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia couple has been sentenced to life in prison for the killing and horrific dismemberment of a young Halifax mother who pleaded with them to spare her life. Jason James Johnson an...

REGINA - It was a bone-chilling day when Gene Makowsky and other members of the Saskatchewan Roughriders returned to Mosaic Stadium to celebrate winning the 2007 Grey Cup. About 8,000 fans waited in t...

MONTREAL - National Bank of Canada announced Thursday it is eliminating 600 jobs over the next year - nearly three per cent of its staff - and offering early retirements or other positions to another ...

HALIFAX - The lawyer for a Dalhousie University student charged with first-degree murder in the death of another student will be in court today to apply for search warrants in the ongoing case. Willia...

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - At 11 years old, Majid has a voice that more than does justice to her slight four-foot frame. Standing in the hallway of the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga, Ont., Majid is pract...

OTTAWA - International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland sounded a cautionary note Thursday after an apparent European breakthrough in the long-running Canada-EU free trade saga, saying every trade agr...

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is being urged to make mental health a top priority as it negotiates a new health accord with the provinces and territories. Dr. Catherine Zahn, president of the Centre...

Six stories in the news for Thursday, Oct. 27 --- TRUDEAU NAMES NINE NEW INDEPENDENT SENATORS Justin Trudeau will name nine, new, non-partisan senators Thursday, bringing him within reach of his goal ...

MONTREAL - A gritty Montreal neighbourhood with roots that date back to the industrialization of Canada is trying to stop itself from turning into an enclave of trendy, upscale restaurants and little ...