Category Archives: Canada

CALGARY - A Calgary man charged in the deaths of a woman and her five-year-old daughter has had his court appearance put over. Edward Downey, who faces two counts of first-degree murder, did not appea...

BRAMPTON, Ont. - Police west of Toronto say they’ve charged a man they call a “prolific ticket scammer” with fraud. Peel Region police allege that 36-year-old Shaun Nixon defrauded 1...

Toronto city officials are asking the developers of the popular mobile game Pokemon Go to move beacons that draw players to a downtown ferry terminal. The game sends players into the real world to sea...

CHARLOTTETOWN - Amidst the tourists in shorts, t-shirts and flip-flops strolling among Charlottetown’s heritage homes, Owen Parkhouse stands out in his tan business suit. On a hot August morning...

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Irving Oil has struck a deal to buy Ireland’s only refinery in a move that could help the New Brunswick-based company fulfil its ambitions of shipping crude overseas. The priv...

PLACENTIA BAY, N.L. - The fishing industry has cost about 190 Canadian lives since 2000 and must improve its culture of safety, the Transportation Safety Board said as it released a report into a Newf...

Five stories in the news today from The Canadian Press: --- LONG-SOUGHT INQUIRY LAUNCHES TODAY A number of indigenous traditions are expected to be part of a ceremony at the Canadian Museum of History...

GATINEAU, Que. - A long-standing call for an inquiry into the disproportionate number of missing and murdered indigenous women across the country was answered Wednesday, but family members and advocat...

BRANDON, Man. - A group of anti-abortion students at a Manitoba university has filed a lawsuit after it says its club status was withdrawn by the school’s students’ union. The Brandon Univ...

Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Aug. 2 NEW SELECTION PROCESS FOR SUPREME COURT JUDGES: Ottawa says the selection process for new Supreme Court of Canada judges will be changed to “dem...