Category Archives: Canada

TORONTO - A lawyer for a former assistant to Harvey Weinstein is challenging parts of a lawsuit brought by a Toronto woman against his client and the disgraced Hollywood producer, arguing Monday that ...

MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. - Three teenagers who planned to camp on a mountain near Maple Ridge, B.C., had to be rescued when their equipment turned out to be insufficient for sub-zero temperatures. Ridge Mead...

MONTREAL - An inquiry that has been examining discrimination experienced by Indigenous Quebecers at the hands of the public service began hearings in Montreal on Monday, with a high-profile Saskatchew...

TIVERTON, N.S. - When Amy Tudor looked down at the carcass of a minke whale that washed ashore on a rugged stretch of the Nova Scotia coast, she wondered if it was the same playful mammal that swam ar...

CHICAGO - Marijuana users’ self-proclaimed holiday is linked with a slight increase in fatal U.S. car crashes, an analysis of 25 years of data found. The study lacks evidence on whether pot was ...

OTTAWA - The grieving relatives of a First Nations man whose accused killer was acquitted by a Saskatchewan jury are meeting federal ministers to take what they call a first step in the long road to r...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A Newfoundland judge has upheld a partial publication ban on details in a murder case involving the ex-boyfriend of Premier Dwight Ball’s daughter. Ball went to court to...

LUNENBURG, N.S. - A Nova Scotia distillery is sending its spirits on an around-the-world trip on a tall ship, promising it will taste better for the journey. Four barrels of rum from Lunenburg’s...

Five stories in the news for Monday, Feb. 12 --- CANADA GETS GOLD IN PYEONGCHANG Canada has its first gold medal of the Pyeongchang Olympics. Gabrielle Daleman clinched the top spot in the team figure...

OTTAWA - When Miriam Diamond’s son was a competitive gymnast, she tried to get toxic flame retardants removed from the foam blocks and landing mats her son was exposed to for 20 hours or more ev...