Category Archives: Canada

CALGARY - A Manitoba justice says she was initially appalled by the comments a judge made to a sex-assault complainant but agreed to mentor him. Deborah McCawley was the only witness Wednesday before ...

HALIFAX - Toronto has the Bridle Path. In Vancouver, it’s Shaughnessy. Montreal boasts Westmount. In Halifax, you’ll find the multi-millionaires along an exclusive strip of waterfront prop...

NEW YORK - Fifteen years after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New York City continues to thank the people of Gander, N.L., for opening their arms to thousands of stranded travellers....

Transgender inclusiveness in Ontario minor hockey dressing rooms will go into wide effect this season. Hockey Canada’s Ontario branches agreed to change its policies after Jesse Thompson, a tran...

VANCOUVER - Canada must adopt the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in a way that translates into real change for its aboriginal citizens, federal Justice Minister Jody Wi...

CALGARY - Both sides say they are ready to move forward in the case of a man charged in the deaths of a Calgary woman and her five-year-old daughter. Edward Downey faces two counts of first-degree mur...

HALIFAX - Assembling the Lego-like blocks of Canada’s first Arctic offshore patrol ship on time and within budget is proving to be a “significant challenge” for the Irving Shipyard, ...

REGINA - The former deputy premier of Saskatchewan has been fined and lost his licence for a year for driving with 2 1/2 times the legal amount of alcohol in his system. Don McMorris pleaded guilty We...

Canada’s sports minister has a deep background in Paralympic sport as an athlete and leader. Carla Qualtrough says athletes will be able to compete to the best of their abilities in Rio de Janei...

TORONTO - A mentally ill man finally deported to Jamaica on Wednesday deserves compensation because his five years in immigration detention was inhumane, illegal and violated his rights, his lawyer to...