Category Archives: Canada

MIRABEL, Que. - Quebec provincial police were combing a rural road north of Montreal on Thursday where two men were shot inside a car, with one succumbing to his wounds. Two men called the local polic...

An international affairs think tank says economic development in Canada’s Arctic is falling far behind that in northern regions in other parts of the world. “There’s just no sign of ...

OTTAWA - Canada’s oil and gas producers are struggling to stay competitive with their U.S. counterparts because of the fight to expand pipeline capacity, says a new report from the C.D. Howe Ins...

Six stories in the news for Thursday, Feb. 1 --- MORE MURDER CHARGES EXPECTED FOR MCARTHUR Police in Toronto expect more murder charges to be laid against a self-employed landscaper who’s alread...

VANCOUVER - If it wasn’t for the scent, customers who wandered into Eden Medicinal Society would be forgiven for thinking they had entered a boutique health store rather than a marijuana dispens...

ROBERTS CREEK, B.C. - An amateur astronomer in British Columbia has made a discovery that has gained the attention of NASA. Scott Tilley, a 47-year-old electrical technologist, sneaks time away from h...

OTTAWA - A new report from the Heart and Stroke Foundation says Canadian women are “unnecessarily suffering and dying from heart disease” because of a system that is ill-equipped to diagno...

TORONTO - Unifor says workers at a third Toronto hotel are joining the labour group after voting by a margin of 90 per cent to leave an American-based union. The vote by workers at the Toronto Westin ...

OTTAWA - A Canadian couple says their decision to donate $60 million -the bulk of their wealth - to a fund aimed at promoting Arctic innovation was inspired by a deep love for the Far North and the pe...

TABER, Alta. - A southern Alberta town has turned down a request from a community group to fly a rainbow Pride flag. Taber Council has also approved a motion that calls for only the Canadian, Alberta ...