Category Archives: Canada

The New York Times has published an interactive feature listing the top 52 places in the world to visit in 2018, and the lone Canadian destination to make the list is Saskatoon. The feature selected t...

TORONTO - With the opioid crisis leading to a rising number of babies suffering withdrawal symptoms from exposure to the drugs while in the womb, the Canadian Paediatric Society is issuing recommendat...

WINNIPEG - The daughter of a married couple from Winnipeg found dead in Jamaica believes her parents were murdered. Debbie Olfert said she can’t believe they are gone. “It is surreal. I do...

RED DEER, Alta. - An icy sailing ship is docked in the front yard belonging to a central Alberta man. Donnie White of Red Deer says it took him more than three weeks to build the vessel for his two ki...

The Public Health Agency of Canada says a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce appears to be over. The agency says as of Wednesday there have been 42 cases of E. coli illness reported in ...

MONTREAL - Media giant Quebecor Inc. is claiming the embattled Montreal-based Just For Laughs company cannot be sold without its consent. Quebecor (TSX;QBR.B) filed a request for an injunction in Queb...

Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Jan. 10 --- TRUDEAU HECKLED ABOUT KHADR AT HAMILTON TOWN HALL: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a woman heckling him about Omar Khadr during a town hall ...

Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson has announced he’s not seeking re-election this fall after three terms in office. Robertson said he reflected on his future in politics over the holidays and dec...

OTTAWA - China is taking aim at an international summit on North Korea in Vancouver next week, saying the event co-hosted by Canada and the United States is likely to do more harm than good. The Canad...

VANCOUVER - A condo owner has been ordered to stop using his property for business purposes - including alleged “prostitution related activities” - after his neighbours went to court armed...