Category Archives: Canada

The residents of a Quebec seniors’ home say a potato they believe has a divine message is bringing them strength and comfort. The cook at the centre was slicing potatoes Aug. 22 when he accident...

QUEBEC - The only Canadian judge ever convicted of first-degree murder is getting another look at his case. A spokesman for the Justice Department confirms that Jacques Delisle’s case will be su...

NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - Officials in a Saskatchewan city affected by an oil spill say all watering restrictions have been lifted. But North Battleford residents are still being asked to use water in...

Highlights from the news file for Friday, Sept 2 ____ TRUDEAU TAKES LIGHTER TOUCH ON CHINESE VISIT: After holding high level talks with Chinese leaders this week and raising touchy issues like human r...

TORONTO - A former commissioner of Canada’s telecommunications and broadcast regulator was treated unfairly by an investigator who found he had harassed a woman, Federal Court ruled Friday. In a...

OTTAWA - Federal Conservative leadership hopeful Kellie Leitch stood firm Friday amid criticisms of a survey from her campaign that asked whether would-be immigrants should be screened for “anti...

EDMONTON - The father of a woman killed during a demonstration between two off-road Jeeps says organizers did a poor job of considering risk at the event. “There was no proper risk analysis done...

SURREY, B.C. - Three high school teachers who failed to intervene when students organized a “Jar of Death” punishment at a camp have been disciplined by the agency that regulates educators...

CALGARY - As they finish harvesting this year’s crop, Canadian honey producers say they are being stung with prices that have fallen by about 50 per cent since a year ago, a devastating blow tha...

OTTAWA - The federal government will go to six cities in the coming months to test ideas that could end up in a promised national poverty reduction strategy. Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Ducl...