Category Archives: Canada

TORONTO - A disgraced RCMP officer convicted of torturing of his captive 11-year-old son at their home in suburban Ottawa fully deserved his 15-year prison sentence, Ontario’s top court ruled on...

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government has appointed a new chair of the Crown corporation that facilitated a controversial helicopter deal with the Philippines, and ordered the organization to become less re...

EDMONTON - Alberta is ratcheting up the public relations fight over the Trans Mountain oil pipeline by launching a website and online petition. Premier Rachel Notley is asking Albertans to sign the pe...

BANFF, Alta. - The Town of Banff is grappling with unique challenges before this year’s legalization of recreational pot. With a reputation as a place to get a “Rocky Mountain high” ...

CRANBROOK, B.C. - A man who pledged $7.5 million to a British Columbia junior hockey team has pleaded guilty to an unrelated fraud charge. Mike Gould of Calgary was charged with fraud and using a forg...

LOWER SACKVILLE, N.S. - Police say four separate homes were hit with bullets after gunfire erupted on a suburban Halifax crescent on Monday afternoon. They say bullets were found on a living room couc...

WINNIPEG - Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew is asking former premier Greg Selinger to resign his legislature seat so the party can move on from allegations that a longtime former cabinet minister tickled...

OTTAWA - A Manitoba senator is forging ahead with a plan to offer support to anyone who has experienced sexual misconduct while working in the upper chamber, even if she is not allowed to use her offi...

OTTAWA - The effort to rescue NAFTA has made limited progress because U.S. bargainers find themselves hamstrung by the Trump White House and the fact talks are taking place too quickly, Canada’s...

WHITEHORSE - An Alaskan musher has won his third title in the 35th Yukon Quest international dog sled race. Allen Moore of Two Rivers, Alaska, crossed the finish line in Whitehorse on Tuesday morning ...