Category Archives: Canada

SASKATOON - The mother of a 17-year-old boy who was allegedly involved in a fatal Saskatoon collision says that just hours before the crash she begged a judge to keep her drug-addicted son behind bars...

TORONTO - A prominent black lawyer who says he felt humiliated when a security guard denied him entry to the law society’s headquarters has made a racial profiling complaint to the human rights ...

TORONTO - A 24-hour telephone service that aims to educate people about concussions may start to fill a gap in what Canadians know about the prevalent and potentially serious condition, the hotline...

TORONTO - Canadian cannabis producers say they are ramping up their operations to keep up with growing demand for medical marijuana and in anticipation of legislation that would allow for recreational...

OTTAWA - Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and Nova Scotia are being credited with spurring a national increase in organ donations, says a report released Friday. And health officials say there’...

OTTAWA - The National Energy Board has sidelined all three Energy East reviewers following complaints that two of them met privately with a TransCanada consultant last year and discussed the proposed ...

A new classroom at Hazelwood Elementary School in St. John’s, N.L., has no walls, windows or desks - in fact, it’s not even inside the school. The outdoor classroom - situated amidst the t...

MONTREAL - Richard Henry Bain delivered his “sincerest apologies” Friday as a judge heard clashing arguments about how long the convicted Quebec 2012 election shooter should spend jailed b...

TORONTO - Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie announced Friday he is releasing a new solo album called “Secret Path.” Inspired by the harrowing story of a 12-year-old First Nations boy who...

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Irving Oil says it has finalized its acquisition of the Whitegate refinery near Cork, Ireland. Irving joined with the Houston-based energy manufacturing and logistics company, Phill...