Category Archives: Canada

TORONTO - Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie announced Friday he is releasing a new solo album called “Secret Path.” Inspired by the harrowing story of a 12-year-old First Nations boy who...

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Irving Oil says it has finalized its acquisition of the Whitegate refinery near Cork, Ireland. Irving joined with the Houston-based energy manufacturing and logistics company, Phill...

OTTAWA - “Right now we screen people for security reasons. We ask individuals what their income is. So why would we not ask some simple questions with regards to whether you believe in the equal...

TORONTO - A First Nations leader says she is profoundly grateful after a trip to northern Ontario with Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie to celebrate his “very haunting” new project that...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The sound of car horns rang out over part of St. John’s harbour as residents of a small, grief-stricken community offered their thanks to crews who for days searched wat...

Six stories in the news today from The Canadian Press --- REBOUND IN JOBS NUMBERS EXPECTED Economists expect a rebound in Canada’s August jobs numbers today after a sharp drop the previous month...

OTTAWA - The roller-coaster Canadian job market roared higher in August, climbing back from its July plunge, but economists cautioned the longer-term trend for growth remains sluggish. The economy cre...

CALGARY - A federal judge has apologized for “rude and insulting” comments he made at a sexual-assault trial where he asked the complainant why she couldn’t keep her knees together. ...

VULCAN, Alta. - The owners of a Star Trek museum are moving their enterprise out of Vulcan, Alta., to a place where mostly dinosaurs have boldly gone before. Devan Daniels and Michael Mangold tell rad...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s apparel has garnered more international recognition by being featured on Vanity Fair’s international best dressed list. The American culture and fashion mag...