Category Archives: Canada

VANCOUVER - A years-long crusade to get big money out of British Columbia’s municipal elections may finally make headway now that a new provincial government is overhauling its own reputation as...

TORONTO - Saturday night’s $5 million Lotto 649 draw was claimed by a ticket sold in Ontario. And the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in Quebec. The jackpot for the next draw...

TORONTO - Legendary artists Neil Young and Bruce Cockburn were ushered into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame on Saturday with a celebration that carried a few political undertones. While the conc...

WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg police officer has been upgraded to stable condition in hospital after being stabbed at a home in the city. Police say officers were responding to a report of a stabbing on Satur...

TORONTO - U.S. first lady Melania Trump encouraged the American team participating in an Olympic-style competition for wounded service members and veterans to take their “fighting spirit” ...

WINNIPEG - Three items, including a crucifix, that belonged to North-West Rebellion leader Louis Riel, which have been held by the RCMP for decades, will soon return to Metis possession. RCMP Deputy C...

VANCOUVER - An American energy consultant told the BC Utilities Commission that the Site C hydroelectric dam currently under construction in the northeast region of the province doesn’t make sen...

MONTREAL - More than 150 people gathered in front of Montreal’s Spanish consulate Saturday to express their solidarity with the Catalan independence movement. Organizers also denounced what they...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is not weighing in directly on the federal government’s controversial tax change proposals, but says she hopes the feds strike a balance by ensuring tax ...

WASHINGTON - The Latest on first lady Melania Trump leading the U.S. delegation to the Invictus Games in Toronto (all times local): 5 p.m. U.S. first lady Melania Trump is urging Americans competing i...