Category Archives: Canada

TORONTO - National Canadian Film Day will unspool across the country in celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday next year. The non-profit organization Reel Canada announced Monday that the federa...

MONTREAL - After being on the losing end of a $15-billion ruling in 2015, three major tobacco firms began their appeal on Monday in an effort to overturn the historic verdict. Lawyers for Imperial Tob...

EDMONTON - Alberta’s environment minister says a federal plan to phase out coal-fired electricity helps validate the province’s own goal and demonstrates there’s no going back. Shann...

TORONTO - The United Nations Human Rights Committee has ordered the Sri Lankan government to make reparations for the alleged detention and torture of a Canadian man over the course of three years. Th...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia says it will expand its restorative justice program to include adult offenders. Justice Minister Diana Whalen says the program has been shown to be an effective option for victim...

MERIGOMISH, N.S. - Marine rescue workers were scanning a small Nova Scotia harbour on Monday for a pod of wayward dolphins after three of the animals washed up dead on shore. Andrew Reid of the Marine...

TORONTO - Canada’s broadcast regulator renewed the licences of most TV service providers for one year, rather than the usual seven-year term, as it keeps a close eye on whether their basic cable...

WASHINGTON - Some varieties of Sabra hummus sold in the United States and Canada are being recalled amid concerns over possible listeria contamination. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says says ...

TORONTO - Wind Mobile, Canada’s fourth-largest mobile phone company, is changing its name to Freedom Mobile and moving to upgrade its network. The company, which was acquired by Shaw Communicati...

OTTAWA - An Ottawa judge found a suspended RCMP counter-terrorism officer guilty in a “gut-wrenching” case Monday after hearing how the accused chained up his 11-year-old son in the baseme...