Category Archives: Canada

CALGARY - Emmanuel Guardado had always dreamed of starting his own food business, but it was only when he lost his job in the oil-and-gas industry that he decided to dive in. “I got laid off fro...

OTTAWA - It would be a “great blow” to the Green party if Elizabeth May decides to walk away as leader, one of its deputies said Sunday. Daniel Green, a Quebec environmentalist who joined ...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is studying the idea of building some wiggle room into the controversial convention of mandatory minimum sentences to avoid unduly harsh penalties in cases that donR...

VANCOUVER - Arriving to the lockup for the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision on medically assisted suicide, members of the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association found themselves relegate...

SUDBURY, Ont. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet went back to school Sunday with one minister - Jane Philpott - trying to shed her newfound reputation as a problem pupil. The health minis...

MARTINIQUE BEACH, N.S. - Surfers of all abilities hit the water at a Nova Scotia beach this weekend for They Will Surf Again, an event that allows people with disabilities to enjoy the freedom of ridi...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Star swimmer Penny Oleksiak’s list of highlights from the Rio Olympics is a long one. She won Canada’s first gold medal at the Games, made a stunning four trips to the pod...

TORONTO - Part of a Canadian Pacific freight train derailed in Toronto early Sunday, but police and railway officials said the incident posed no threat to public safety. CP Rail said the incident occu...

TORONTO - Thousands of aboriginals who argue the federal government robbed them of their cultural identities finally get their day in court this week but will have to wait months for Canada to make it...

TORONTO - Environmentalists are urging the Ontario government against renewing one of Nestle’s water-taking permits in a southwestern Ontario town, saying “water should be for life, not fo...