Category Archives: Canada

SASKATOON - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says a “sudden and catastrophic failure” of a rail caused a fiery train derailment in Saskatchewan. The board says a rail that broke d...

MARRAKECH, Morocco - Quebec’s premier is opposed to a developer’s controversial proposal to build a Muslim housing community on Montreal’s south shore. Philippe Couillard says the co...

WASHINGTON - Canada and Mexico reached out to each other while preparing similar public messages last week about being willing to engage U.S. president-elect Donald Trump in discussing amendments to t...

HAINES JUNCTION, Yukon - Seismologists have upgraded the magnitude of an earthquake that has occurred in a remote area of southwestern Yukon. Earthquakes Canada says the magnitude is now measured at 5...

TORONTO - An analysis of opioid overdoses in 2014-15 found 13 Canadians per day were hospitalized after taking pain-killing opioid medications like oxycodone and morphine. The report by the Canadian I...

WINDSOR, Ont. - A naval reservist in Windsor, Ont., has been charged in an alleged sexual assault in Halifax. The Department of National Defence says it happened in April while the reservist was atten...

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion pushed back at critics of the International Criminal Court on Wednesday after three African countries indicated they would pull out amid charges the cou...

TORONTO - It’s well-established that Canadian children are not as active as they could be. Now a new study suggests they may be among the least active kids in the world. In June, the annual Part...

OTTAWA - The multibillion-dollar effort to replace the navy’s warship fleet is being buffeted by concerns about a potential conflict of interest involving the Halifax company that is leading the...

HAVANA - Canada won’t change its decision to maintain diplomatic relations with Cuba, even if that stance is at odds with the man set to lead Canada’s biggest trading partner, Prime Minist...