Category Archives: Canada

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Jordan's King Abdullah II to visit Canada on Wednesday The King of Jordan will ...

OTTAWA - The King of Jordan will visit Canada later this week and meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Prime Minister's Office issued a news release Sunday saying King Abdullah II will be in O...

WINNIPEG - Manitoba RCMP say a 29-year-old man is in custody related to the deaths of two women and three children. Insp. Tim Arseneault says the suspect and all five victims knew each other but did n...

OTTAWA - Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal is seeking millions of dollars in damages from the RCMP and the Ontario attorney general after being acquitted of using his political office for personal gain. In...

MONTREAL - Over the past 32 years, painter Frances Foster has seen the view from her studio window shift from old railway yards and rundown factories to trendy businesses, new residents and high-end c...

VANCOUVER - The 50th Anniversary of the Chinatown Spring Festival Parade is taking place in Vancouver's historic Chinatown neighbourhood today. The City says the 1.3 kilometre route will start at the ...

MONTREAL - Public health officials in the Quebec City region say an opioid 25 times more powerful than fentanyl has begun circulating in local streets. Officials say the substance, protonitazepyne, pr...

MONTREAL - A ban on four cosmetic surgeries for pets came into effect in Quebec today, putting an end to vocal cord removal, ear cropping, tail trimming and cat declawing for aesthetic purposes. Veter...

MONTREAL - Quebec's tourism minister says demolishing Montreal's Olympic Stadium would cost $2 billion, but that estimate is raising questions because other North American cities have torn down stadiu...

VANCOUVER - Health Minister Adrian Dix says the number of family doctors in British Columbia is increasing, but there are still almost 900,000 people without a primary care provider. He says the New D...