Category Archives: Canada

CALGARY - There were tears in a Calgary courtroom Monday as the jury in a triple murder trial was shown aerial photos of three bodies laying near a burning barrel at the home of the suspect in the cas...

WASHINGTON - A first meeting between Donald Trump’s defence secretary and his Canadian counterpart began well on Monday - so well that, within just a few seconds, there was already talk of kissi...

VICTORIA - A Metis teenager in government care was alone, hungry and crying out for help in the days before he jumped to his death from a fourth-storey hotel window, says British Columbia’s acti...

SASKATOON - Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says the provincial deficit is up to about $1.2 billion and wage freezes or job cuts are on the table for public-sector workers. Wall delivered the grim fina...

TORONTO - A man convicted of murdering his three sisters and another woman is taking his case to the country’s top court, arguing new evidence showing he was a youth at the time of the deaths sh...

OTTAWA - The Canadian military is poised to become the first in the world to issue guidelines for dealing with child soldiers, which could be put to the test immediately in Africa. The guidelines are ...

OTTAWA - Michael Haan and his colleagues at Western University’s sociology department have a great teachable moment coming up this week. On Wednesday, Statistics Canada will release the first ba...

HALIFAX - Moving to avoid a Toronto-style conflict, Halifax’s police force says it will not participate in the city’s Pride parade this year. Halifax Regional Police said the decision was ...

LAMEQUE, N.B. - The military has begun to withdraw from northeastern New Brunswick, as the region slowly returns to normal following a devastating ice storm two weeks ago. Dave Brown, town manager for...

TORONTO - A judge who ordered a journalist to turn over his background materials to the RCMP failed to properly balance the need to prosecute a serious crime against the ability of the media to do the...