Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - Eight Canadian fighter jets have been deployed on a massive training exercise in the Pacific, despite Liberal government warnings the country does not have enough such aircraft to defend Nort...

TORONTO - The man who created the design for Canada’s loonie coin has died. Artist Robert-Ralph Carmichael’s image of a solitary loon was introduced in 1987, when Canada replaced its one d...

OTTAWA - The Turkish government faced accusations Monday of engaging in a “witch hunt” for arresting or firing thousands of judges and prosecutors following the weekend’s failed coup...

EDMONTON - An Edmonton student missing after a deadly truck attack in France that killed at least 84 people is a Ukrainian citizen. MacEwan University says Mykhaylo (Misha) Bazelevskyy has permanent r...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the French embassy in Ottawa Monday to pay his respects to the victims of a terrorist attack in Nice. The prime minister signed a book of condolences ins...

SASKATOON - The Crown says it will seek an adult sentence if a teenage girl accused in the death of a six-week-old Saskatoon infant is convicted. Nikosis Jace Cantre was found injured at his home earl...

TORONTO - The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is a place of reverence and inspiration, a sombre examination of past atrocities, and a touching tribute to humanity’s capacity to persevere. It...

CALGARY - A new report says Alberta’s current recession is expected to shrink the economy by more than double the average of the past four recessions. The TD Bank report released Monday said it ...

HALIFAX - The Halifax taxi industry is in crisis after four alleged sexual assaults by drivers in three months have left customers frightened to take a cab, the head of a drivers’ association sa...

CALGARY - The Calgary Stampede recorded its lowest attendance in 22 years, organizers of the event said Monday, dealing yet another blow for businesses that were hoping for an economic shot in the arm...