Category Archives: Canada

RIO DE JANEIRO - Rosie MacLennan’s historic defence of her Olympic trampoline title highlighted a three-medal day for Canada on Friday at the Rio Games. MacLennan delivered an impressive mix of ...

OTTAWA - A willingness to embrace technology might not be the first attribute that comes to mind when one thinks of the legal world. The Canadian Bar Association is trying to change that. At its annua...

TORONTO - There is one winning ticket for the $60 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw, and it was purchased somewhere in the Prairie provinces. Nineteen of the 42 MaxMillions prizes...

CALGARY - A former Calgary woman whose 22-year-old radicalized son was killed while fighting alongside Islamic extremists in Syria two years ago says the federal government failed both Aaron Driver an...

CALGARY - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his gratitude Friday for Canada’s response to the refugee crisis, praising citizens who extended “caring, warm hands”...

BIGGAR, Sask. - Racial tensions are flaring in Saskatchewan after the fatal shooting of a First Nations man who relatives say was just looking for help with a flat tire. Colten Boushie, 22, was killed...

VICTORIA - Fences are up and debris is being hauled away from the now-vacant homeless camp outside Victoria’s courthouse, but British Columbia’s housing minister says the cleanup will be l...

MONTREAL - The fate of accused Quebec election-night shooter Richard Henry Bain is now in the hands of a jury. Superior Court Justice Guy Cournoyer completed his charge late Friday and 12 jurors will ...

VANCOUVER - Predictions of an abysmal sockeye return has forced the closure of all salmon fishing on the Lower Fraser River, prompting an outcry from recreational users who say they are leading the wa...

CALGARY - Strong price growth in some of Canada’s hottest housing markets helped lead to a two per cent national price increase in July, according to the latest Teranet-National Bank National Co...