Category Archives: Canada

MONTREAL - Many taxi drivers in several Quebec cities went on strike Wednesday to protest the provincial government’s deal with Uber. The cabbies were asking to meet with Premier Philippe Couill...

TORONTO - The Japanese government insists it has been complying with international child-abduction rules despite criticism to the contrary from Canadian parents who have been unable to gain access to ...

KELOWNA, B.C. - Five decorated upright pianos are available for free in Kelowna, B.C., but don’t expect to tickle their ivories. The pianos are among several set in outdoor spaces across the cit...

BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - The high-profile trial of six Nova Scotia teens charged with sharing intimate images of at least 20 high school girls should serve as a cautionary tale for other young people, a pr...

TORONTO - Infectious disease expert Scott Weese says he’d never consider keeping reptiles as pets. “I’ve got kids and young kids and reptiles aren’t a safe combination because ...

MONCTON, N.B. - Restoring fluoride to drinking water is a no-brainer, say dentists in one New Brunswick city, citing a dramatic increase in tooth decay since fluoride use ended there in 2011. Suzanne ...

More than 100 pigs survived a truck crash in the Toronto area only to be marched to the slaughterhouse on foot shortly afterward in an incident that resulted in an animal activist already in trouble w...

MONTREAL - Prominent Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor says he’s still getting over the shock of being named the first-ever recipient of the Berggruen Prize. The Montreal philosopher and write...

TORONTO - Housing sales in the Toronto area continued to soar last month, with the average price rising 20.4 per cent from September last year to $755,755, the Toronto Real Estate Board reported Wedne...

The family of a Toronto university student who was detained in Bangladesh expressed relief Wednesday after a court formally cleared him of all allegations related to a deadly terror attack in the coun...