Category Archives: Canada

VANCOUVER - NDP Leader John Horgan is re-elected in his riding of Langford-Juan de Fuca in the B.C. election. The Canadian Press

SASKATOON - The owner of a Saskatoon kennel where 14 large-breed dogs died of heat stroke and dehydration last year has pleaded guilty to negligence under the Animal Protection Act. Dave Deplaedt, 50,...

WINNIPEG - The decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to fire FBI director James Comey is alarming and part of a global shift away from democratic controls over powerful people, former intelligence o...

REGINA - Victims of a deadly school shooting in northern Saskatchewan say they’re still not getting the help they need to heal more than 15 months after the tragedy. A gunman opened fire at the ...

TORONTO - The latest Canada Post stamp commemorating Canada’s 150th birthday pays tribute to the fact that same-sex couples have the right to get married in this country. The agency unveiled the...

WHITEHORSE - National Aboriginal Day has officially become a statutory holiday in Yukon. “It’s great to see,” said Grand Chief Peter Johnston of the Council of Yukon First Nations ab...

WINNIPEG - A Manitoba politician is planning to repay a $5,000 cellphone bill he racked up while on a tropical vacation. Rob Altemeyer, a longtime legislature member for the Opposition New Democrats, ...

OTTAWA - The federal government’s plan to impose a carbon tax on provinces that don’t do it themselves is expected to mimic the Alberta carbon program, including rebate payments sent direc...

Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, May 9 --- DISGRACED SEN. DON MEREDITH RESIGNS: Disgraced Sen. Don Meredith is resigning from the Senate rather than wait to see if his colleagues expel him f...

EDMONTON - Natural Resources Canada is forecasting an average wildfire season for much of the country this year. Researchers say dry conditions and low precipitation in areas of Alberta, British Colum...