Category Archives: Canada

WINNIPEG - Five Manitoba judges, including the chief justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench, are to meet with First Nations leaders this week to try to find ways to improve the justice system for...

TORONTO - A single ticket that was purchased in Toronto claimed Saturday night’s nearly $40.5 million Lotto 649 jackpot. The draw’s guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in Q...

VANCOUVER - Transport Canada is planning to stop evaluating pilots who perform checks on their counterparts at the country’s largest airlines and will instead give the responsibility to the oper...

TORONTO - A new law in Quebec banning face coverings for anyone who receives or provides public services has some Muslim students reconsidering the idea of pursuing their education in that province. T...

TORONTO - A single ticket claimed Saturday night’s nearly $40.5 million Lotto 649 jackpot. The ticket was purchased in Ontario, though the exact location was not immediately revealed. The draw&#...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau predicts a monument in Ottawa to the 125th anniversary of the Stanley Cup will become a major attraction in the national capital. In an interview Saturday on Hoc...

VICTORIA - The Polar Prince ice breaker docked in Victoria on Saturday, marking the end of a 150-day voyage exploring Canada’s coastline. The Canada C3 expedition from Toronto to Victoria via th...

TORONTO - A single ticket sold in Quebec claimed Friday night’s $15 million Lotto Max jackpot. The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on Nov. 3 will be approximately $10 million. The Canadian P...

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The overdose deaths of five people ages 40 to 67 in Abbotsford, B.C., over the course of nine hours Friday is a reminder that the opioid crisis does not only apply to the stereotype...

CALGARY - Former federal cabinet minister Jason Kenney has won the leadership of Alberta’s United Conservative Party. The longtime Calgary MP, who held high-ranking positions in the government o...