Category Archives: Canada

MONCTON, N.B. - A bizarre feud over Lee Murray’s massive pile of manure has left the New Brunswick farmer steaming mad. The ugly quarrel with Murray’s next-door neighbours, the Gallants, m...

OTTAWA - Halifax-based Irving Shipbuilding says it is in talks with the federal government over a looming gap in construction of two new fleets of ships for the navy, which the company warns could res...

TORONTO - Ontario’s acting Chief Medical Officer of Health is warning that two dozen cases of gastrointestinal illness may be linked to oysters from British Columbia. Dr. David McKeown says ther...

CRANBROOK, B.C. - A woman on trial for pushing her husband to kill himself denied the allegations in a Cranbrook, B.C., court while admitting to having marriage troubles. Terri Reimer is accused of co...

MONTREAL - A Montreal man facing charges of uttering threats online and inciting hatred was released on bail Thursday following a psycho-social evaluation. Antonio Padula, 45, appeared calm during a b...

OTTAWA - The head of Canada’s biggest university organization says there’s growing evidence that post-U.S. election uncertainty could help boost an important source of cash for the economy...

MONTREAL - Some quotes from Thursday’s funeral service in Montreal honouring victims of last weekend’s mosque shooting in Quebec City: - - - “We live in a more and more multicultural...

OTTAWA - Canada has made a prudent decision to assess the risk to its political system from cyberattacks and hackers, given what happened recently in the United States, says a former top U.S. spy. The...

HALIFAX - A human rights board has determined a Nova Scotia man’s prescribed medical marijuana must be covered by his employee insurance plan, a ruling that advocates say will likely have impact...

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government has denied provincial and family court judges a hefty pay hike, instead freezing their salaries at $236,376 for two years. A provincial tribunal had recommended a ...