Category Archives: Canada

MONTREAL - In the basement of a public housing complex on the outskirts of downtown Montreal is a large walk-in freezer used solely to kill bed bugs. The freezer is a local solution to a problem that ...

OTTAWA - When he opened a medical marijuana shop in Kingston earlier this year, Trevor Hands had little idea who his customers would be, how much they would buy or how his business would grow simply t...

EDMONTON - The Alberta Court of Appeal is hearing arguments on whether to overturn a controversial acquittal of an Ontario trucker charged with killing an indigenous woman. Last year, a jury found Bra...

The image of hundreds of Americans on inflatable rafts and makeshift platforms bobbing helplessly down the St. Clair River as strong winds pushed them towards the Canadian shore is one Peter Garapick ...

HANGZHOU, China - The president of the European Commission told the G20 summit that Europe’s free trade deal with Canada is the “best and most-progressive” trade agreement the EU has...

CALGARY - A group that represents oilfield service and supply companies asked Ottawa earlier this year to use equalization payments as leverage to get reluctant provinces onside with pipeline projects...

EDMONTON - An Edmonton man faces several charges in connection with the death of an elderly couple. Edmonton police have charged Edward Kyle Roberts, 31, with first degree murder, break and enter and ...

WASHINGTON - Canadian diplomats will be pushing for the adoption of border legislation as the current U.S. Congress convenes for its final few months of business. The embassy in Washington wants U.S. ...

OSHAWA, Ont. - Just over a year ago, Corina and Joe Colacicco - both employees at the General Motors facility in Oshawa, Ont. - sold their house and bought a bigger one to accommodate their growing fa...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Stan Dragland fell for Newfoundland like a lover. The Alberta-born writer was an Ontario-based English literature professor on sabbatical when he got to know the island, and f...