Category Archives: Canada

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A handful of Tamil refugees who were found starving and nearly without hope aboard open lifeboats 30 years ago off Newfoundland returned Thursday to visit the rescuers who hel...

Five stories in the news today from The Canadian Press: --- PENNY OLEKSIAK GOLDEN IN THE RIO POOL FOR CANADA Toronto teenager Penny Oleksiak is the proud owner of Canada’s first gold medal of th...

MONTREAL - Les Forges de Montreal, which teaches the ancient techniques of forging metal, is involved in a lease dispute with the City of Montreal. Some facts about blacksmithing: - Traditional blacks...

OTTAWA - Canada’s top justice did her best to stay far away from politics during her visit to Canadian Bar Association’s annual conference in Ottawa - but that’s not to say she kept ...

HALIFAX - A town councillor’s racial slur has prompted the Nova Scotia government to consider a uniform code of conduct for municipal councils across the province. Municipal Affairs Minister Zac...

HALIFAX - Firefighters were gaining ground on a large wildfire near Nova Scotia’s Kejimkujik National Park Thursday, although the province’s natural resources minister says dry conditions ...

Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Aug. 13 ___ RCMP RELEASE VIDEO OF TERROR SUSPECT: RCMP Deputy Commissioner Mike Cabana says police were in a race against time to stop a man they feared was...

OTTAWA - Some of what was said Thursday about the alleged terrorist plot thwarted by law enforcement agencies in Strathroy, Ont.: “On August 10, 2016, the RCMP received information from the Fede...

MONTREAL - Valeant Pharmaceuticals says it is co-operating with authorities after a media report said it is under investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s office trying to determine whether its acti...

OTTAWA - Police aired a video Thursday showing slain terror suspect Aaron Driver railing against western “enemies of Islam,” a video they believe was meant as a precursor to Driver’s...