Category Archives: Canada

CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. - Riccardo Levi-Setti is now 89 and says he’s no longer “limber” enough for fossil hunting. But the world renowned expert on trilobites - ancient relatives...

BLAIRMORE, Alta. - The Crowsnest Pass region in southern Alberta is remembering an agonizing anniversary and still looking for answers as to why a little girl, her father and a woman from a nearby com...

BYLOT ISLAND, Nunavut - Four stranded hunters have been located on an island in Baffin Bay, Nunavut, and should be back home by morning. A spokesman for the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Trenton...

TORONTO - Scotiabank is defending its income verification practices in light of a report that says Canadian banks allow foreign borrowers to qualify for mortgages without having to prove the source of...

TORONTO - Angie Illerbrun had no idea her daughter Olivia was having trouble seeing until she had her own eyes checked and the optometrist suggested he take a look at the toddler’s eyes as well....

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A Saskatchewan woman found guilty along with her lover of plotting to kill each other’s spouse is appealing her conviction. Angela Nicholson’s paperwork has been fil...

Quebec doctors will no longer be allowed to charge incidental fees associated with services covered by the provincial health insurance plan, Health Minister Gaetan Barrette announced Wednesday. Patien...

WASHINGTON - Canada’s trade minister is flying to meetings in different countries over the coming week in an attempt to save a trade agreement with the European Union now imperilled by anti-glob...

HALIFAX - Conservative leadership candidate Kellie Leitch says she’s heard from Tories unhappy with her proposal to screen immigrants on their values, but predicts she will be elected leader bec...

Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Sept. 15 ____ CANADIAN HELD IN CHINA RELEASED: A Canadian man jailed in China on espionage charges has been released, a federal official said Thursday. Kevi...