Category Archives: Canada

A painting at the centre of a strange multimillion-dollar civil lawsuit filed by a former Canadian correctional officer who owns the canvas was not the work of famed artist Peter Doig, a Chicago judge...

Halifax police say the family of a toddler who was the victim of an alleged sexual assault is withdrawing their complaint. Spokeswoman Const. Dianne Woodworth said the department respects their decisi...

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - When Elsie Wayne called Saint John, N.B., “the greatest little city in the east,” she made you believe it - and it was that unassailable love of her city that carried he...

TORONTO - Scores of aboriginals from across Ontario rallied Tuesday ahead of a landmark court hearing on whether the Canadian government robbed them of their cultural identities during a two-decade pe...

OTTAWA - Ethics commissioner Mary Dawson is now examining whether Health Minister Jane Philpott violated the Conflict of Interest Act in her use of a high-end car service owned by a Liberal supporter....

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s independent police watchdog is investigating the case of a man found unresponsive in cells at Halifax police headquarters. Halifax police say the 47-year-old man was arre...

OTTAWA - Federal health officials are advising consumers to avoid eating a brand of oysters that are being recalled because they may be contaminated with salmonella. The oysters, packaged as “La...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A former premier of Newfoundland and Labrador has a new job in the province. An official with a service organization in St. John’s says it has hired Kathy Dunderdale as ...

Six stories in the news today from The Canadian Press --- JANE PHILPOTT TO REPAY $520 FOR AIRPORT LOUNGE ACCESS The controversy surrounding Jane Philpott’s travel expenses grew Monday as evidenc...

COQUITLAM, B.C. - Shergo Kurdi lifts his shirt to reveal a pale, mottled patchwork of burn scars on his belly and chest - a legacy, he says, of years spent ironing fabric in a Turkish clothing factory...