Category Archives: Canada

CALGARY - It’s from one self-declared lover of baby panda snuggles to another. Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi has written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking for Ottawa’s help in defrayin...

MONTREAL - The National Energy Board’s review of the Energy East Pipeline heads to hostile territory Monday when it resumes in Montreal, where the city’s mayor has called for the process t...

HALIFAX - Canada trails the pack when it comes to mental health funding levels among comparable industrially developed nations – but advocates say a promise from the federal government to improv...

Montreal businessman Corey Shapiro bought some flakes of gold one night to garnish his sushi for extra flavour - and then he had an idea. Instead of eating the gold, Shapiro thought, why not infuse it...

TORONTO - A ticket sold in Ontario for Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw claimed the $13.6 million dollar jackpot. The draw’s $1 million guaranteed prize was won by a ticket purchased in the...

BEIJING - A Canadian patient’s receipt of a kidney transplant after waiting just three days during a recent visit to China raised an immediate red flag among surgeons at the Montreal-based Trans...

OTTAWA - A who’s who of Canadian politics turned out Saturday for the funeral of veteran Liberal MP Mauril Belanger, a solemn service that ended on a joyful note - with mourners singing a rousin...

PORTLAND, Maine - A New England seafood company has pleaded guilty to illegally importing sea urchins from Canada in violation of federal wildlife trading laws. ISF Trading Company specializes in buyi...

NEW DELHI - Police in Bangladesh killed three suspected militants Saturday, including a man they identified as a Canadian accused of masterminding a deadly attack on a cafe in Dhaka last month. Top co...

TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $45 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. It means the jackpot for the next draw on Sept. 2 will rise to $50 million, and there will also...