Category Archives: Canada

A Newfoundland military veteran arrested in northern Iraq last week has been released from prison, his mother says. Kay Kennedy told VOCM radio that her son, Michael, was released Tuesday. Her son had...

New research has shed more light on one of Canada’s enduring mysteries - the fate of the Franklin expedition. Scientists used lasers and high-energy beams from the Canadian Light Source in Saska...

MONTREAL - A man charged with two counts of first-degree murder following a wild Sunday night in Montreal will undergo an evaluation to determine if he’s fit to stand trial. Frederick Gingras, 2...

Freezing temperatures and poor weather conditions that have hit the Prairies in recent days are believed to have contributed to a woman’s death and caused school closures and service delays. Par...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is going out of its way to downplay the prospect of violent confrontations at oil pipeline protests. Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, who set off days of consternat...

Two animal rights groups trying to stop Ontario’s animal welfare organization from destroying 21 dogs seized during a raid on an alleged dogfighting ring won’t be allowed to intervene in t...

MONCTON, N.B. - More than half of young people aren’t getting enough sleep in New Brunswick, according to the findings of a new report that will resonate with parents across the country. The New...

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A British Columbia woman has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for seven years after admitting she directed her teenage lover to kill another boyfriend during ...

OTTAWA - Canada’s mission in Iraq is set to undergo another transformation after the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is driven from the city of Mosul, which is expected to see the extremist...

Quebec’s latest politician goes by the nickname Rambo, loves to liberally sprinkle his comments with swear words, and is not ruling out civil war in the province. Meet Bernard Gauthier. The colo...