Category Archives: Canada

REGINA - Saskatchewan's government house leader has resigned his position and says he took a long gun into the legislature building a decade ago. Jeremy Harrison says in a statement that he has apolog...

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a man found guilty of sexually assaulting his long-time partner was not entitled to present evidence about sexual activity they engaged in shortly before the ...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Addictions minister had 'deep concerns' with Toronto's decriminalization pitch ...

VANCOUVER - Advocates for alleged victims of B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton say they remain focused on getting justice for the women, as Pickton lies in a Quebec hospital in a coma after being atta...

OTTAWA - Federal Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks says she had "deep concerns" about the lack of limits Toronto put on its now-rejected pitch to decriminalize the possession of illegal drugs - and the ...

HALIFAX - The remains of an unknown Newfoundland soldier who died in France during the First World War are expected to arrive Saturday in St. John's, N.L., where preparations are being made for a sole...

OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland says the government is open to adding more medications to the list of drugs covered by its proposed pharmacare program. Holland made the comments at a parliamenta...

MONTREAL - Montreal police say they have arrested a 20-year-old man in connection with gunshots that were fired at a Jewish school in the city in late 2023. Last November, police found bullet holes in...

VICTORIA - When serial killer Robert Pickton was transferred from British Columbia's Kent Institution to a maximum-security prison in Quebec about six years ago, correctional authorities gave no publi...

WHITEHORSE - Canada and the United States are suspending all fishing for Canadian-origin Yukon River chinook salmon for seven years in an attempt to protect the dwindling species. The agreement covers...