Category Archives: Canada

TORONTO - A natural gas plant in Brampton, Ont., “gamed” the system and ratepayers out of approximately $100 million, a regulatory investigation found - and it’s not alone. The Ontar...

An Ontario man who left his common-law partner after buying a winning lottery ticket has been awarded half the roughly $6 million jackpot while the rest of the prize remains in legal limbo. The Ontari...

American authorities have frozen the assets of two Quebecers who allegedly were involved in a virtual currency scam that raised $15 million from investors by falsely promising a 13-fold profit in less...

OTTAWA - A contrite-sounding Kent Hehr publicly apologized Tuesday to a group of thalidomide survivors who accused the disabilities minister of belittling them and their cause as a “sob story,&#...

HALIFAX - Christopher Garnier sniffled as a police interrogator described how he allegedly treated Catherine Campbell’s body, using a compost bin to dump it in a wooded area, where it was found ...

HALIFAX - Some female athletes at St. Francis Xavier University have come up with a remarkable response to sex-assault charges against two members of the varsity football team. Soccer players have lau...

HALIFAX - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has unveiled extensive changes to player safety protocols, and issued an apology for releasing information “lacking in accuracy,” four years...

OTTAWA - Ahead of its July deadline for legalizing recreational marijuana use in Canada, the federal government has launched a campaign warning of the risks of drug-impaired driving. Public Safety Min...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The demolition of a centuries-old orphanage in Newfoundland is raising a curious question for people who once worked in the building - what will become of the ghost rumoured t...

HALIFAX - A Halifax businessman stood in court Tuesday to admit submitting false records to immigration authorities, a moment of vindication for the Filipino temporary workers whom he had allegedly un...