Category Archives: Canada

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... WestJet cancels flights after second strike notice WestJet is cancelling flights ahead of a possible strike by...

Joe Biden and Donald Trump are preparing to square off in their first presidential debate of the campaign tonight as the tight race for leadership of the United States begins to ramp up. The current p...

OTTAWA - Ottawa plans to expand eligibility for the federal dental program today to include children under the age of 18 and people who receive a disability tax credit. The government estimates 1.2 mi...

OTTAWA - One of the most celebrated acts in Canadian music history will not be appearing at Bluesfest in the nation's capital. The Ottawa Bluesfest has announced Neil Young and Crazy Horse have cancel...

MAYO, YUKON - The Department of Energy Mines and Resources in Yukon says contaminated water from a landslide and equipment failure at a territory gold mine is being pumped into storage ponds, while th...

NEMAIAH VALLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Minister of Indigenous Relations Murray Rankin says it is "really powerful" to be in the territory of the Tsilhqot'in First Nation to mark a Supreme Court of Ca...

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The leader of Vancouver's Roman Catholic archdiocese says the church was wrong to administer residential schools in British Columbia, and he hopes a newly released covenant with a Fir...

Billionaire businessman Frank Stronach, accused earlier this month of sex-related offences dating back decades, is now facing eight additional charges, police said Wednesday. Peel Regional Police said...

VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver have released video showing a man who is believed to have set fire to the front entrance of a synagogue last month in the hope that someone may recognize the suspect. T...

MONTREAL - The Quebec government has published new rules requiring French to take up most of the space on storefronts and outdoor commercial signs. The province wants French to be the dominant languag...