Category Archives: Canada

NEWMARKET, Ont. - Police in York Region north of Toronto have arrested a 35-year-old Sudbury, Ont., man in connection with the violent robbery of an elderly woman at an ATM machine on July 31. Video r...

OTTAWA - The economy extended its winning streak in July, posting its eighth consecutive month of job growth while the unemployment rate dropped to its lowest point since the start of the financial cr...

HALIFAX - An unlikely partnership between marine scientists and beer maestros is behind a new shark-inspired brew. Cape Breton’s Big Spruce Brewing just launched the beer in partnership with Dal...

HALIFAX - Newly released coroner’s reports have revealed two previously unreported deaths of Nova Scotia nursing home residents injured when they were pushed down by residents with dementia. The...

Five stories in the news for Friday, Aug. 4 --- B.C. WILDFIRE SEASON IS THE WORST IN SIX DECADES This year’s wildfire season is British Columbia’s worst in six decades and the battle is fa...

MONTREAL - Michael Rice said growing up as a Mohawk child, he was told to be prepared to come across portrayals of Indigenous people as the “bad guys.” “We are used to being bashed a...

CALGARY - The merger of Alberta’s two conservative parties is prompting some disaffected members to form splinter parties of their own despite warnings from experts that the move is unlikely to ...

WASHINGTON - The waters of the so-called swamp are starting to rise around Donald Trump, with various creatures of Washington’s political marshes threatening his presidency from multiple angles....

BANFF, Alta. - The highway that winds through British Columbia’s Kootenay National Park was closed for much of the day Wednesday as wildfire smoke made for dangerous driving conditions. Parks Ca...

VICTORIA - Health Canada has approved a supervised consumption site in Victoria to allow people to inject illicit drugs in the presence of medical staff. The department has granted the Vancouver Islan...