Category Archives: Canada

Freezing temperatures and poor weather conditions that have hit the Prairies in recent days are believed to have contributed to a woman’s death and caused school closures and service delays. Par...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is going out of its way to downplay the prospect of violent confrontations at oil pipeline protests. Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, who set off days of consternat...

Two animal rights groups trying to stop Ontario’s animal welfare organization from destroying 21 dogs seized during a raid on an alleged dogfighting ring won’t be allowed to intervene in t...

MONCTON, N.B. - More than half of young people aren’t getting enough sleep in New Brunswick, according to the findings of a new report that will resonate with parents across the country. The New...

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A British Columbia woman has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for seven years after admitting she directed her teenage lover to kill another boyfriend during ...

OTTAWA - Canada’s mission in Iraq is set to undergo another transformation after the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is driven from the city of Mosul, which is expected to see the extremist...

Quebec’s latest politician goes by the nickname Rambo, loves to liberally sprinkle his comments with swear words, and is not ruling out civil war in the province. Meet Bernard Gauthier. The colo...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s minister of justice is taking a leave of absence from her cabinet duties after being hospitalized on Monday with a heart attack. A news release from the premier’s o...

BRAMPTON, Ont. - A company in Mississauga, Ont., has been fined $225,000 for importing and selling chemicals that harm the ozone layer. The federal government says CRC Canada pleaded guilty to two cou...

EDMONTON - Police in Edmonton have taken a man into custody who allegedly approached two young women wearing hijabs, fashioned a noose in a rope he took from his pocket and said it was meant for them....