Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - Canada's defence minister is calling for calmer heads to prevail as a war of words between the U.S. and Iran threatens to turn into a war of bullets and bombs. Such a conflict could easily sp...

THOMPSON, Man. - A Crown prosecutor argued Thursday that a Manitoba RCMP officer accused of manslaughter was motivated by the desire to make an arrest - no matter the cost - b...

CALGARY - A defence lawyer has argued his client was not admitting he killed his young grandson when police recorded him praying for forgiveness. Allan Perdomo Lopez is on trial for man...

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is facing mounting pressure from across the country to take more international action to hold Myanmar to account for the genocide of the Rohingya people. Thirty-fo...

OTTAWA - The federal government signed historic self-government agreements Thursday with the Metis nations of Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan. The agreements affirm the Metis right of self-gove...

FREDERICTON - Fisheries and Oceans Canada says it has sighted another dead endangered right whale drifting off the Gasp Peninsula, bringing the total number of deaths in Canadian waters this year to s...

VANCOUVER - A ship carrying an infamous load of Canadian trash that had been rotting in the Philippines since as far back as 2013 has arrived at a port south of Vancouver. The Anna Maersk, carrying 69...

OTTAWA - Ask Reggie Leach about hockey and you can hear the joy in his voice as he talks about winning the Stanley Cup in his own playing days, and donning a Team Canada jersey and watching his childr...

OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is remaining mum on details of the government's settlement with Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, citing confidentiality provisions in the deal. Norman and the governme...

OTTAWA - The federal government is promising to piggyback on existing projects and networks to expand broadband access to rural communities as part of a larger strategy for rural Canada released Thurs...