Category Archives: Canada

WASHINGTON - A former Donald Trump campaign insider wants to set the record straight on a major story he says the chattering classes missed: It’s about Trump’s core supporters, who they ar...

MONTREAL - The votes are in and, if Canadians have their way, the common loon could one day join the beaver and maple leaf as an official symbol of Canada. While the United States has the bald eagle a...

MONTREAL - Perched on a ladder with his camera, a scanner tuned to the control tower on the ground beside him, Jean-Charles Hubert doesn’t miss much at Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau ai...

TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $50 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. However, two of the nine MaxMillions prizes of $1 million dollars each were claimed by tickets ...

MONTREAL - The lawyer for a man at the heart of a legal complaint over salmon tartare says his client is being portrayed unfairly as a con in Quebec media. Francois Daigle, who is representing Simon-P...

WHITEHORSE - The federal government says the northern arm of Canada’s military will get new, modern firearms. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says 6,800 rifles will replace those currently used b...

The residents of a Quebec seniors’ home say a potato they believe has a divine message is bringing them strength and comfort. The cook at the centre was slicing potatoes Aug. 22 when he accident...

QUEBEC - The only Canadian judge ever convicted of first-degree murder is getting another look at his case. A spokesman for the Justice Department confirms that Jacques Delisle’s case will be su...

NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - Officials in a Saskatchewan city affected by an oil spill say all watering restrictions have been lifted. But North Battleford residents are still being asked to use water in...

Highlights from the news file for Friday, Sept 2 ____ TRUDEAU TAKES LIGHTER TOUCH ON CHINESE VISIT: After holding high level talks with Chinese leaders this week and raising touchy issues like human r...