Category Archives: Canada

HALIFAX - A new Nova Scotia Appeal Court ruling raises fresh questions about the police use of so-called “Mr. Big” tactics, dismissing a Crown appeal in the case of a woman acquitted of be...

VICTORIA - Criminal charges have been laid against a man six months after a Vancouver Island Mountie was killed when her police cruiser was hit broadside by a pickup truck. British Columbia’s Cr...

TORONTO - The mother of a Canadian soldier who killed himself after serving in Afghanistan will finally be honoured with a Memorial Cross this weekend, ending a long battle to have the military recogn...

BELLA BELLA, B.C. - A young humpback whale is gouged and covered with bloody abrasions, but is expected to survive being snared in parts of unused marine equipment on British Columbia’s central ...

WINNIPEG - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is considering a request to give First Nations the power to directly call in the military when their treaty, environmental and other rights are threatened. Ro...

Vancouver wants to tax homeowners by as much as two per cent of assessed value for properties they declare vacant, with the hope of freeing up more supply in the city’s crunched rental market. M...

FREDERICTON - Nine Canadian soldiers, injured Wednesday in a training accident at 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown in New Brunswick, were all released from hospital by late afternoon. Five ...

TORONTO - A Canadian star is adding her voice to a chorus of advocacy and labour groups in denouncing the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership deal, teaming up with punk rockers and hip hop artists...

CALGARY - Alberta will offer financial aid to renewable power projects worth $10.5 billion to achieve its goal of having 30 per cent of its power come from renewable sources by 2030, Environment Minis...

The three northern territories will see modest but consistent economic growth starting in a year or two, says the Conference Board of Canada. “I think the difficult part is behind them right now...