Category Archives: Canada

Canada’s celebrity groundhogs have “predicted” an early spring after officials declared the pudgy prognosticators did not see their shadows. Ontario’s Wiarton Willie and Nova S...

ASQUITH, Sask. - Folks in a small Saskatchewan town are taking heart at the kindness being shown them after the theft of an autographed Gordie Howe hockey jersey threw the future of the local rink int...

STORTHOAKS, Sask. - The Calgary-based company handling a pipeline spill that saw 200,000 litres of crude leaked onto First Nations farmland in Saskatchewan is now dealing with another, albeit much sma...

QUEBEC - The president of a Quebec City mosque where six men were shot to death says the man charged in the killings visited the premises at least twice a few days beforehand. Mohamed Yangui says witn...

MONTREAL - In the soul-searching that has followed Sunday’s deadly mass shooting at a Quebec City mosque, the city’s controversial talk-radio hosts are facing a backlash for allegedly fann...

OTTAWA - A military fighter pilot, a navigation engineer for NASA, and a doctor specializing in brain and spinal injuries are among the candidates short-listed by the Canadian Space Agency to join the...

EDMONTON - Alberta is willing to accept more refugees if the federal government decides to lift a cap on how many can come to Canada, says Premier Rachel Notley. She said the premiers had a conference...

Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Feb. 1 --- TRUDEAU ABANDONS PROMISE TO CHANGE VOTING SYSTEM: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is abandoning his long-held promise to change the way Canadians ...

VICTORIA - The appearance of the deadly opioid carfentanil may explain the dramatic spike in overdoses in British Columbia, despite efforts to slow the carnage, the provincial health officer says. Dr....

OTTAWA - During the 2015 election campaign, Justin Trudeau promised that a Liberal government would ensure it was the last to be held under the first-past-the-post electoral system. A look at how the ...