Category Archives: Canada

HALIFAX - Seventy people died of opioid overdoses in Nova Scotia in the first eight months of 2016, a spike that is raising early fears of a British Columbia-style crisis. The province’s chief p...

REGINA - Husky Energy has asked for more time to submit technical reports on an oil pipeline spill into the North Saskatchewan River in July. The Saskatchewan government says Husky (TSX:HSE) has been ...

For Lisa Abbott, word of more heavy rains coming to Atlantic Canada this weekend is a distressing reminder of the Thanksgiving Day deluge that wrecked her home and left her still trying to find replac...

TORONTO - A convicted killer who is the heir to a multi-million dollar aviation company will apply for legal aid to help fund his defence in two upcoming murder trials. Dellen Millard, who was convict...

MONTREAL - The woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by a Liberal member of the Quebec legislature says his career is not as important as what she had to endure. Alice Paquet told Radio-Canada ...

HAMILTON - A woman who threw pumpkin seeds at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Hamilton was detained for questioning after being tackled to the ground by security. Trudeau was leaving city hall after ...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is moving to once again give judges the power to excuse offenders from paying a so-called victim surcharge if they cannot afford it. “We need to provide some disc...

ESQUIMALT, B.C. - A dredging project in Esquimalt Harbour has uncovered mysteries dating back to the turn of the 20th century. The dredging is part of an environmental remediation project launched by ...

FREDERICTON - Progressive Conservatives in New Brunswick gather this weekend for a leadership convention, and a political scientist says with seven candidates in the running for the top job, it’...

TORONTO - Physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse and murder - family violence is a pervasive but often hidden reality within Canadian society, says the country’s top doctor, who calls the...