Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - Labour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk says Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers have reached tentative agreements, averting the prospect of a labour dispute that has loomed over th...

WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg man accused of sending letter bombs in the mail, including one that cost a lawyer her hand, has fired his lawyer. Guido Amsel, who faces five counts of attempted murder, told cou...

BEIJING - Justin Trudeau has announced plans to apply for a controversial new international infrastructure bank led by China - an initiative Ottawa insists will provide a boost to global and Canadian ...

OTTAWA - Manitoba is the first jurisdiction in Canada where victims of domestic violence are allowed to take leave from the workplace. Employers have expressed concern about the burden it places on th...

MONTREAL - All future National Energy Board hearings into the Energy East pipeline project will be suspended until the board rules on motions demanding two panel members resign, the federal agency ann...

TORONTO - A man accused of strangling his mother and killing two of his brothers using a crossbow bolt and arrowhead had been treated for depression while serving a sentence for multiple bank robberie...

REGINA - Researchers at the University of Regina say there’s a such a mishmash of programs aimed at helping first responders cope with stress that it’s tough to know if any are working. Th...

CALGARY - Unsealed court documents say five-year-old Emilio Perdomo suffered from numerous brain bleeds, broken bones and a “goose egg” bruise “as large as you can get” before ...

Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Aug. 30 TRUDEAU SAYS CANADA CAN HELP CHINA WITH ITS IMAGE: Justin Trudeau delivered a message to powerful business leaders in Beijing on Tuesday, shortly aft...

OTTAWA - A newly released video shows a Canadian man and his American wife, held captive in Afghanistan for almost four years, pleading for government help to save their lives. In the video, Joshua Bo...