Category Archives: Canada

WINNIPEG - A man who pleaded guilty in two high-profile sex attacks, including one that left a victim near death along the shores of a frigid Winnipeg river, suffers from fetal alcohol spectrum disord...

OTTAWA - Two months into her second maternity leave, Karine Beauchamp would love to spend extra time at home with her son Maxime - but she can’t afford to. Among her friends, the new mothers wit...

TORONTO - The case of a woman who claims she should be recognized as a victim of crime because she developed post-traumatic stress disorder after serving as a juror in a horrific murder trial goes bef...

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A man accused of fatally stabbing a 13-year-old girl at a high school in Abbotsford, B.C., sat motionless and was unresponsive during a video appearance in court on Monday. Gabriel ...

TORONTO - Canada needs a comprehensive national strategy to curb rampant overprescribing of opioids and to reduce escalating numbers of deaths caused by overdoses of the powerful narcotics, addiction ...

TORONTO - From the chilly, isolated North to the hot bustling pubs of big city Toronto and windy Cape Breton, people across Canada will be gathering Tuesday night to take in the results of what may be...

TORONTO - CBC News anchor Peter Mansbridge has covered some rather unpredictable U.S. elections. In 1980, Ronald Reagan beat incumbent Jimmy Carter to many pundits’ surprise. In 2000, it took a ...

MONTREAL - Air Canada says it’s not afraid of competition from new Canadian low-cost airlines, but is opposed to Ottawa’s decision to fast-track new foreign ownership rules for two potenti...

TORONTO - A class action lawsuit has been filed in Canada regarding Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones, which were recalled last month following reports of overheating batteries that pose a fire hazard. The...

OTTAWA - Canada’s telecommunications regulator says telephone companies must help block unsolicited and illegitimate calls to their customers. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunication...