Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - A Canadian Coast Guard vessel has been fined $6,000 for speeding in violation of measures aimed at protecting North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Transport Canada says th...

TORONTO - Canada’s foreign affairs minister says the government is very concerned about the plight of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and plans to speak up on their behalf. Chrystia Freeland says bo...

The father of a six-year-old boy who was the subject of an Amber Alert this week appeared in an Ontario court Saturday and will be transferred back to Quebec. The six-year-old boy vanished from St-Eus...

RIVERVIEW, N.B. - It all began as a bucket-list wish, but now a teenager with terminal cancer whose online campaign for kindness has inspired do-gooders across the globe is being recognized in her nat...

GJOA HAVEN , Nunavut - It’s cool and cloudy as Don Sessions, wearing a toque and a good, solid jacket, hops off an inflatable boat that has ferried him from his cruise ship to shore. The welcomi...

CALGARY - A survey suggests Canadians have a generally positive impression of Muslims but that view doesn’t apply to some of the religion’s leadership and beliefs. The poll, commissioned b...

WASHINGTON - To the neighbourhood gossips, the grand grey Russian building atop the hill was a goldmine. Now it’s empty. Amid escalating tensions, the U.S. government this month kicked Russians ...

TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for Friday night’s huge $55 million Lotto Max jackpot. However, one of the four Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each was claimed by a ticket holder in Ontar...

WINNIPEG - Rookie politician, Indigenous rights activist and author Wab Kinew was elected leader of the Manitoba NDP Saturday, and vowed to rebuild the opposition party as he continues to face questio...

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Alta. - An Amber Alert for a three-year-old girl from the Bighorn reserve has been cancelled after she was found safe and unharmed. Mounties in Rocky Mountain House, Alta., say t...