Category Archives: Canada

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A deadly confrontation between a troubled Newfoundland man and the police officer who gunned him down at home could have been avoided, says a report released Monday. Retired j...

Three stories in the news for Monday, Nov. 28 --- TIME RUNNING OUT FOR ELECTORAL REFORM REFERENDUM Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised to reform the country’s electoral system in time for...

OTTAWA - Canada’s chief electoral officer warns that time is running out to organize a national referendum on electoral reform if the voting system is to be changed in time for the next federal ...

MONTREAL - The Crown’s evidence against ex-Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum is weak and depends on witnesses who testified against him to “save their own skins,” his lawyer said in c...

MARKHAM, Ont. - Natalie Pierre says her 16-year-old son Michael has been on a no-fly list since he was just four or five years old. “We were coming back from the U.S. and customs agents pulled u...

TORONTO - It was like a collective paralysis followed by fits of joy for an Ottawa-heavy crowd after the Redblacks beat the Calgary Stampeders to win the Grey Cup in overtime Sunday night. The Redblac...

VAUGHAN, Ont. - Ontario Provincial Police say an 11-year-old boy has been returned to his parents after leading officers on a chase on a major highway north of Toronto. Sgt. Kerry Schmidt says police ...

INNISFAIL, Alta. - A men’s baseball team in central Alberta is changing its name from “Indians” to “Trappers” after years of online pressure and accusations of racism. Te...

HALIFAX - On the last Monday of November, lobster fishers sail into the sunrise peeking over the waters off southern Nova Scotia, boats teeming with stacks of cages, coiled lines and buoys inscribed w...

OTTAWA - Japan wants Canada to join the fight against rising American protectionism, but that doesn’t extend to reviving its own direct trade talks with Canada, says the Japanese ambassador. Env...