Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - Traffic at Canada's two largest railways is slated to resume today as a rail work stoppage comes to an end following a Saturday decision from the federal labour board. Canadian National Railw...

JASPER - Parks Canada says a weekend drenching of rain on parts of Jasper National Park is doing a lot to quell fire activity, but the wet weather also comes with a warning. In a daily update on the l...

MONTREAL - The economic fallout of the country's rail shutdown is set to come into focus this week as shippers and producers take stock of cargo delays and financial losses. A work stoppage that began...

HALIFAX - Housing Minister Sean Fraser is expected to unveil details on a Liberal promise to lease federal land to developers to build affordable housing on Sunday just before the full federal cabinet...

MONCTON, N.B. - Ann Marie Reinhart was enjoying a peaceful day's fishing near southern New Brunswick's Kingston Peninsula when a sound between a howl and a scream tore through the air. Birds fell sile...

TORONTO - Supporters of a bisexual man in Canada on the verge of being deported to Kenya say the federal government has halted the move just a day before his scheduled flight. Migrant Workers Alliance...

VANCOUVER - Rain and cool weather in southern British Columbia is dousing wildfire activity in the province, but firefighters are urging vigilance despite the drop in the number of active blazes. The ...

MONTREAL - A stuck 138-metre cargo ship that had been blocking traffic in the St. Lawrence Seaway near Montreal has been freed. Fisheries and Oceans Canada says two tugboats successfully towed the Dut...

PIKE RIVER, Que. - Dozens of endangered baby spiny softshell turtles are being released into a southern Quebec river today as part of a project to help save the species. The Granby zoo east of Montrea...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Today is the last day for anyone to pick up the major daily newspaper in Newfoundland and Labrador in print. The Telegram newspaper in St. John's, N.L., is ceasing its daily print r...