Category Archives: Canada

MUNICH - Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard denied Wednesday having given orders to put the kibosh on plans for exploratory oil and gas drilling on Anticosti Island. Couillard insisted his government, ...

TORONTO - Canada’s largest newspaper has agreed to an independent review of its newsroom culture in the aftermath of the suicide of a prominent reporter, its chairman and editor said Wednesday, ...

BANCROFT, Ont. - Toronto Star columnist Rosie DiManno has been charged with assault, a Star spokesman has confirmed. Ontario Provincial Police say an assault happened on Tuesday evening in Wollaston T...

EDMONTON - One of Canada’s most prominent environmental activists has been named by the Alberta government to co-lead an advisory panel on how the oilsands can meet greenhouse gas reduction goal...

Scientists in Montreal have discovered a new genetic mutation linked to “bone death” or osteonecrosis of the hip, with the help of four young siblings who suffered from the debilitating di...

CALGARY - Three people were taken to hospital with minor injuries after camera equipment fell on them at the Calgary Stampede. Stampede spokeswoman Jennifer Booth says the incident happened Wednesday ...

OTTAWA - It’s among the most secretive agencies in Canada. But one project officer at the Communications Security Establishment, the electronic spy service, was “very excited” about ...

TORONTO - Canada’s reigning “Polka King” is adding a lottery win to his list of accolades. Walter Ostanek has had a successful 60-year career, with three Grammy wins and the Order of...

HALIFAX - As Sidney Crosby prepares to carry the Stanley Cup through his Nova Scotia hometown, he says in many ways a championship tour is all the sweeter the second time around. The Pittsburgh Pengui...

TORONTO - Before making international headlines for altering the O Canada lyrics to include the controversial statement “all lives matter,” social media followers of Remigio Pereira were w...