Category Archives: Canada

MONTREAL - Alimentation Couche-Tard plans to further expand its presence in North America with a US$4.4-billion friendly acquisition, the biggest in the Laval, Que.-based company’s history, that...

Four stories in the news today from The Canadian Press OLEKSIAK CARRIES FLAG FOR CANADA Penny Oleksiak led Canada to the podium four times at the Rio Olympics - so it was only fitting that she led the...

MONTREAL - Despite a surge in cheap imports, Canadian duck producers are planning to boost production due to growing consumer demand spurred on by celebrity chefs and the reopening of the Mexican mark...

SUDBURY, Ont. - Justin Trudeau is acknowledging that his government faces a tough year ahead full of hard choices that won’t please everyone. And he already seems to be trying to dampen expectat...

TORONTO - CBC’s broadcast of Saturday night’s Tragically Hip concert averaged just over four million viewers, according to the network. CBC says an average of 4.04 million people tuned in ...

VANCOUVER - Canadian doctors want the federal government to make sure health care professionals have the resources they need to care for the country’s aging population, says the president of the...

OTTAWA - A Canadian soldier who served in Afghanistan is facing charges in the United Kingdom. A statement from the military provided to The Canadian Press does not elaborate on the nature of the char...

SUDBURY, Ont. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers have been warned they’re heading into a tough year. The warning came Sunday from Sir Michael Barber, the British guru on “de...

MONTREAL - The jury deciding the fate of Quebec’s alleged 2012 election-night shooter will return for a 10th day of deliberations after failing to reach a verdict on Sunday. For a second straigh...

PORTLAND, Maine - Canadian tourism in Maine appears to be down again for the third year in a row. According to data from the Maine Office of Tourism, approximately 5.5 million Canadians visited Maine ...