Category Archives: Canada
Toronto police chief seeks tough penalties for public attacks like festival shooting
TORONTO - Toronto's police chief says the deadly shooting that killed two people and sent thousands running for cover at a weekend street festival was a "targeted event," and he called for tougher pen...
Jul 13, 2026
Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard found guilty of sexual assault in Montreal
MONTREAL - A Court of Quebec judge in Montreal has found fashion mogul Peter Nygard guilty of sexual assault and forcible confinement. The 84-year-old, who founded the now-defunct women's apparel comp...
Jul 13, 2026
Regulated iGaming market goes live in Alberta, government aims to box out grey market
EDMONTON - Alberta's regulated iGaming system is now live, starting the race for private sports betting companies and online casinos to stake their shares in the provincial gambling market. It makes A...
Jul 13, 2026
Lyme disease isn't the only tick-borne illness. Anaplasmosis is on the rise: doctors
TORONTO - A new paper published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal urges doctors to consider anaplasmosis as a possible diagnosis for patients with unexplained fever as tick-borne illnesses r...
Jul 12, 2026
Landlord facing voyeurism charges after tenants find cameras in rooms: Calgary police
CALGARY - Calgary police say a landlord is facing voyeurism charges after multiple tenants discovered small cameras in bathrooms and bedrooms. Investigators say they also believe the 41-year-old man o...
Jul 12, 2026
Carney says U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham was steadfast defender of democracy and freedom
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney offered his condolences to the family of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham on Sunday, saying he "stood resolutely in defence of democracy and freedom," particularly with Ukr...
Jul 12, 2026
Fear, grief and calls for security after deadly shooting at Toronto street festival
TORONTO - A Toronto street that should have been packed with vendors and dancing people was all but deserted on Sunday after a shooting the night before at the Salsa on St. Clair festival left two peo...
Jul 12, 2026
'Social phenomenon': Fashion saddles up to politics at the Calgary Stampede
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampede is more than a rodeo. It's a runway for western fashion that politicians strut down each year. Politicians of all stripes attend the annual exhibition and rodeo, conside...
Jul 12, 2026
Carney perfects flipping Stampede flapjacks as separatists host similar breakfast
CALGARY - Prime Minister Mark Carney perfected the art of flapjack flipping at a pancake breakfast Sunday as Alberta separatists vying to shed his leadership held a similar event. Carney attended one ...
Jul 12, 2026
'Power hungry': Nuclear renaissance a boon for Canada's mining and reactor sectors
CIGAR LAKE, SASK. - Taryn Roske lost her job twice when the nuclear industry had ground to a halt. The Cameco employee and hundreds of others were laid off from the company's Rabbit Lake mine in north...
Jul 12, 2026