Category Archives: Canada

VANCOUVER - Home sales in the Vancouver area tumbled 26 per cent in August compared to the same month last year, as observers say a new tax on foreign buyers accelerated a cooling trend in the market....

TORONTO - The family of a Toronto-area resident who had been detained in Egypt without charge says the man has returned to Canada. Khaled Al-Qazzaz - a permanent resident of Canada and a University of...

TORONTO - The case of a man accused of killing his mother and two of his brothers in a bloody crossbow attack has been put over to Sept. 23. Brett Ryan, 35, is charged with three counts of first-degre...

MONTREAL - Bombardier has received the final instalment of Quebec’s US$1-billion investment in the company’s CSeries commercial jet program. The Montreal-based company announced on June 23...

OTTAWA - Canadian exports picked up in July, raising hopes for a bounce back in the economy after it contracted in the second quarter. Statistics Canada said Friday the country’s trade deficit n...

OTTAWA – Stephan Harper is officially out of politics and the deadline to enter the Conservative leadership race is nearly half a year away. However, the list of potential candidates is still gr...

PARADISE, N.L. - A lucky, but tired dog is back with his family after rescuers plucked him from the side of a sheer cliff where he had been stranded for days. Askim, a black and white pooch, was spott...

Seven stories in the news today from The Canadian Press --- NEW VANCOUVER REAL ESTATE FIGURES OUT TODAY Metro Vancouver’s real estate market is bracing for a steep decline in detached home sales...

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Two lovers caught on tape planning to drug and kill their spouses have each been sentenced to three years in prison. Chief Justice Martel D. Popescul on Friday ruled Curtis Vey ...

SHANGHAI - With the higher-stakes political discussions behind him, Justin Trudeau’s week-long mission to foster Canadian-Chinese relations adopted a lighter tone Friday. Early in the week, the ...