Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - Gulls at landfills are so common that their stomach contents are sometimes used to monitor plastic in the environment. But plastic, research has found, is just the start. “It was also a...

CALGARY - The trial of a former longtime employee of a performance group that entertains each year at the Calgary Stampede has heard that the accused would ask students to send him naked photos and wa...

OTTAWA - An Ontario man faces several criminal charges for allegedly peddling information from an online database containing 1.5 billion usernames and passwords. The arrest announced Monday by the RCM...

MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police will significantly hike the number of officers assigned to its cold case squad in the coming months as it aims to tackle a backlog of unsolved slayings dating back ...

QUEBEC - Authorities warned Monday there could be more evacuations after weekend flooding forced residents out of about 40 homes in a Quebec city neighbourhood. Heavy equipment had to be brought in to...

TORONTO - An 11-year-old girl’s claim that a scissors-wielding man approached her on the way to school and cut her hijab has turned out to be untrue, Toronto police said Monday as they closed th...

OTTAWA - A bail hearing for former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle could be weeks away after a brief court appearance by video link today relating to assault charges. Boyle is due back in Ontario cou...

LONDON - Authorities in Singapore say they’re working to have a Canadian man who is accused of robbing a bank in their country extradited from the United Kingdom. A statement from Singapore̵...

TORONTO - Canada’s real estate market will hit a slow patch in 2018 as tighter mortgage stress tests apply pressure and the impact could be exacerbated if an expected interest rate hike drives b...

OTTAWA - The federal and Ontario governments unveiled up to $100 million worth of combined grants Monday to help Canadian automotive parts maker Linamar Corp. develop advanced manufacturing technologi...