Category Archives: Canada

CALGARY - The wife and children of a Calgary imam jailed in Turkey have been able to safely leave the country, Davud Hanci’s sister-in-law said Tuesday. After Hanci was arrested last month for a...

MONTREAL - One person died and six others were injured Tuesday after a tanker truck carrying what authorities said were hazardous materials crashed on a highway in Montreal and erupted in flames. Prov...

OTTAWA - Facing dismal economic data at home, Canada’s finance minister is pointing out that the global growth outlook has been downgraded about seven times since the federal Liberals took offic...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is expected to reinvest in a world-class freshwater research station in northwestern Ontario that was once in danger of shutting down. The announcement - expected to in...

VANCOUVER - Canada’s fisheries minister is dismissing concerns from stakeholder groups over suggestions the government agency tasked with conserving wild fish stocks is in a conflict of interest...

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna urged Canadians on Tuesday to have confidence in the evaluation process of large-scale energy projects like Energy East. McKenna declined to comment dir...

CALGARY - Twice, Maria Fitzpatrick tried to leave a “horrific” abusive relationship. Twice, she was forced to return. Women’s shelters were only a temporary refuge. It was too expens...

CALGARY - RCMP have charged a Calgary man with importing a dangerous synthetic drug that can be 100 times more powerful than deadly fentanyl. Canada Border Services Agency staff seized a package conta...

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A judge has ordered major renovations be done to a lakeside property near Kamloops, B.C., that neighbours describe as a “monstrosity” and an “abomination.” B.C...

CALGARY - Security is expected to be tight when the secretary general of the United Nations speaks in Calgary Friday night. Ban Ki-moon is expected to meet with Alberta government officials in the aft...