Category Archives: Canada

WHITEHORSE - The Yukon Wildlife Preserve north of Whitehorse appears to have turned into a busy nursery, despite the best efforts of staff. Executive director Greg Meredith says the preserve has welco...

ST. ANDREWS, N.B. - The Atlantic Salmon Federation is urging Ottawa to take a more “aggressive” approach with Greenland - where salmon migrate from Canada and are harvested - as returns co...

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - A southern Ontario veterinarian who was found guilty of professional misconduct last year is facing 16 charges following an animal cruelty investigation. The Ontario Society for...

OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr has announced $867 million in financial support to help lumber producers and employees weather the impact of punishing new U.S. tariffs on Canadian softwoo...

WINNIPEG - The first new houses are on the way for a Manitoba First Nations community devastated by flooding six years ago. The Lake St. Martin reserve was hit hard in the spring of 2011 and almost 2,...

TORONTO - A forestry company’s multimillion-dollar defamation claim against Greenpeace is a vexatious abuse of the courts, the environmental group says in new Canadian legal filings. In calling ...

WOODSTOCK, Ont. - Former Ontario nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the deaths of eight seniors in her care, as well as four counts of attempted murder and two cou...

TORONTO - Members of a southern Ontario police force are accused of wide-ranging sexism in a proposed class action lawsuit containing allegations of gender-based bullying, violence and sexual miscondu...

TORONTO - Justin Trudeau will help TV morning show hosts Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest kick off their visit to Canada on Monday. “Live With Kelly and Ryan” has booked the prime minister as ...

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada won’t hear an appeal from a group of Prince Edward Island snow crab fishers in a dispute over catch allowances. They argued that they were entitled to compen...