Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - The Canadian government urged calm in Turkey amid a failed coup attempt Friday and advised Canadians not to travel to the country. On Saturday, when it became clear the coup was unsuccessful,...

VANCOUVER - Mo Korchinski remembers what it was like being separated from her three children. Her struggle with addiction and cycle through British Columbia’s corrections system led her to what ...

VANCOUVER - Technology entrepreneur Tammy Meyers does a mental count every time she attends a business conference promoting the augmented reality company she co-founded. Almost always, she’s one...

TORONTO - The $5 million jackpot for Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw was won by a single ticket purchased in Ontario. The lone winning ticket for the draw’s guaranteed $1 million dollar pr...

SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. - Heavy rainfall caused a flash flood in parts of Swift Current on Saturday leaving some homes in the southwest Saskatchewan city with flooded basements. Images on social media sh...

OTTAWA - The political class was sent reeling again this week with the shock - now sickeningly familiar - of another apparent terrorist attack, this time in Nice, France. Sorrow quickly turned to desp...

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Officials in Fort McMurray, Alta. are reassuring residents that smoke they may be smelling is not from a nearby fire. The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo issued a statemen...

MONTREAL - Hundreds of two-and-four-legged Montrealers took part in a march on Saturday to protest bans on pit bulls and other legislation that targets specific dog breeds. The event was part of a wid...

HALIFAX - Thousands of fans gave favourite son Sidney Crosby a rousing reception during a parade in Cole Harbour, N.S., on Saturday as the Pittsburgh Penguins captain showed off the Stanley Cup to his...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - An apology from the prime minister is more important to many former residential school students in Newfoundland and Labrador than compensation payments, says one claimant. Dan...