Category Archives: Canada

TORONTO - Canada’s national housing agency gave Maple Bank GmbH’s Canadian branch the green light during a financial review, just one month before the federal banking watchdog seized the c...

NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - Supporters of a First Nations man shot on a Saskatchewan farm shouted at his accused killer as the man was led out of court by police Thursday. Gerald Stanley, who is charged...

VANCOUVER - Police in North Vancouver say vandals dumped over 15 pails of paint on appliances, countertops and the floor of a newly constructed house, causing $80,000 in damage. RCMP Cpl. Richard De J...

OTTAWA - Health Minister Jane Philpott will stop using a pricey limousine service owned by a Liberal supporter after Conservatives complained about a $1,700 bill for transportation in the Greater Toro...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Andre De Grasse cruised into another final at the Rio Olympics. The star sprinter from Markham, Ont., finished alongside reigning champion Usain Bolt of Jamaica in the men’s 200...

QUEBEC - It would be difficult for Quebec to follow the lead of the French cities that have banned burkini swimsuits, the province’s international relations minister said Wednesday. Christine St...

OTTAWA - Status of Women prepared a list in March 2012 of 29 prominent women from Canadian history it thinks deserve to have buildings named in their honour. Public Services and Procurement Canada say...

SAANICH, B.C. - The owners of an elderly cat named Baby say their pet’s sudden reputation as a fearless mauler of pit bull dogs is completely undeserved. Betty Jean Thompson, 78, and her husband...

CALGARY - Rumeysa Hanci breaks down in tears when she recounts how she spent her 13th wedding anniversary, travelling home to Calgary from Turkey and not knowing when she would see her husband, Davud,...

Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Aug. 17. ____ FEDS PONDER MANDATORY PEACE BOND COUNSELLING: The Liberal government is looking at making counter-radicalization counselling mandatory for pe...