Category Archives: Canada

VANCOUVER - Five things to know about e-cigarettes: 1. Fruit and candy flavourings in e-cigarette liquids are the number 1 reason they appeal to youth, and there are calls on the federal government to...

Scott Dry faked his way through his first French braid and learned that the trick to a perfect bun is using more “whatever they’re called” - bobby pins. By the end of class, his smil...

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...

Highlights from the news file for Monday, July 18 SCATHING REPORT DETAILS WIDESPREAD RUSSIAN DOPING: A scathing report detailing a complex system of widespread, state-sponsored doping in Russia - a sc...

OTTAWA - The trial of a suspended Mountie accused of chaining his 11-year-old son naked in the basement of the family home and starving him has taken a sudden turn towards wrapping up. Closing argumen...

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - When a man from Prince Albert, Sask., started his walk across the country three months ago, he was fulfilling a longtime goal to explore Canada and spread a message close to his...

HALIFAX - A study showing a dearth of minority judges in Canada has advocates suggesting the country must seize a unique opportunity to increase racial diversity in a “judiciary of whiteness....

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 - Airlines and other aircraft operators are in line for $150 million of fee reductions over two years from Nav Canada, which operates Canada’s air navigation system. Ottawa-based Nav Cana...