Category Archives: Canada

HAMILTON - An Ontario judge who came under fire for wearing a Donald Trump “Make America Great Again” hat in court has apologized for his behaviour, calling it a “lapse in judgment.&...

Genetic research has shed new light on what happened to indigenous people after European contact - and demonstrated just how long at least one group has inhabited their traditional lands. A paper publ...

HALIFAX - An 81-year-old woman who killed and poisoned her intimate partners has once again been given a few more days to show the Crown some evidence on why she needs changes to a two-year peace bond...

OTTAWA - The number of homes sold throughout the country last month hit a record for October, the Canadian Real Estate Association said Tuesday. There were 42,473 residential properties sold last mont...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is moving to repeal a law that courts and critics have long said unfairly criminalizes the sexual activities of gay and bisexual men - part of broader efforts to turn t...

TORONTO - Royal Bank (TSX:RY) is hiking mortgage rates amid a combination of higher bond yields and recent federal mortgage rule changes that have made it pricier for banks to get access to cash. RBC ...

KENTVILLE, N.S. - A man sobbed into his hands in a Kentville, N.S., courtroom Tuesday as he testified that well-known Toronto pastor Brent Hawkes encouraged him and other teenage males to strip at a d...

CALGARY - The massive efforts to respond to and rebuild after the wildfire of Fort McMurray, Alta., will spur economic growth in the coming years but leave insurance companies and governments with a t...

OTTAWA - More Canadians are relying on food banks to feed themselves, a report released Tuesday suggests. The report by Food Banks Canada says last March some 863,492 people turned to a food bank, a 1...

TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $5 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the draw’s guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a ticket holder in Ontari...