Category Archives: Canada

At the Canadian track and field championships in Ottawa in early July, star sprinter Andre De Grasse had just finished a race, and fans were frantic for autographs. One particularly opportunistic dad ...

HALIFAX - The SS Letitia was cutting through thick fog, its crew preparing to unload hundreds of wounded Canadian soldiers in Halifax’s busy harbour, when the captain stepped onto the deck and s...

VANCOUVER - Southern British Columbia is bracing for a troubling combination of a heat wave and poor air quality from wildfire smoke, prompting officials to take a number of extraordinary measures to ...

TORONTO - An experienced appeal court judge will head a sweeping public inquiry into systemic issues at Ontario’s long-term care homes that may have contributed to the murders of eight seniors a...

WASHINGTON - A high-level dinner of cabinet members from Canada, the U.S. and Mexico will mark the start of NAFTA negotiations this month, followed by a seven-course diet of negotiating rounds crammed...

Five stories in the news for Tuesday, Aug. 1 --- PM TRUDEAU TO MEET WITH VANCOUVER MAYOR Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet with Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson today, with their differing views...

TORONTO - A revamped edition of “The National” will be more nimble, multiplatform and “truly national” when four new but recognizable hosts who vary in age and background take ...

VANCOUVER - Housing, transit and the devastating opioid crisis were the main topics of conversation Tuesday between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, but talk of a co...

OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh was last to enter the federal NDP leadership race, but he’s first in fundraising. Financial reports filed with Elections Canada for the second quarter of 2017 indicate tha...

WINNIPEG - A “Star Trek” fan who had to give up a personalized licence plate says the Manitoba government is acting like a villain on the science fiction series. Nick Troller is heading to...