Category Archives: Canada

Six stories in the news today from The Canadian Press --- TRUDEAU ARRIVES IN QUEBEC TO DISCUSS FALL AGENDA Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to arrive in Saguenay, Que., today to begin a cauc...

ASBESTOS, Que. - To residents of Asbestos, Que., the once-mighty Jeffrey mine that gave the town its identity is known simply as “the hole.” But almost five years after Canada’s larg...

EDMONTON - It’s been a decade since 70-year-old Stephanie Stewart vanished while working alone at a wildfire lookout in dense mountain forest in northwestern Alberta. RCMP determined the healthy...

SAGUENAY, Que. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has joined a social media campaign urging world leaders to acknowledge that poverty has a disproportionate impact on girls and women. “Women and gi...

WOODSTOCK, Vt. - The Canadian founder of a radical conservation group made famous by the television show “Whale Wars” says a settlement over anti-whaling activities only prevents the group...

WINDSOR, Ont. - More than a dozen homes were damaged and at least three people injured Wednesday evening amid multiple reports of a possible tornado touching down in southwestern Ontario. Environment ...

LAMPMAN, Sask. - A Saskatchewan rural councillor has resigned from his job after posting an online comment about the shooting death of a First Nations man. The rural municipality of Browning, southeas...

VANCOUVER - A credit union is forecasting that British Columbia’s housing market will remain strong for the next two years as a growing population and limited housing supply continue to push pri...

Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Aug. 24 ___ EARTHQUAKE IN ITALY REDUCES TOWNS TO RUBBLE: Rescue crews using bulldozers and their bare hands raced to dig out survivors from a strong earthq...

TORONTO - The Canadian-Italian community is mobilizing to help after a deadly earthquake in central Italy killed at least 247 people and left thousands homeless on Wednesday The 6.2-magnitude quake st...