Category Archives: Canada

MONTREAL - A Quebec biologist is highlighting the need to save some of Montreal’s open areas from development in order to protect a rare snake that is found nowhere in the province except in the...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Progressive Conservatives have a new leader after the second place challenger in the five-way race dramatically dropped off the ballot Saturday at the party’s convention in...

OTTAWA - The federal government has been closely monitoring public reaction to the influx of asylum seekers in Canada - regularly conducting national surveys and measuring discussions on social media....

OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says Sofina Foods Inc. is recalling Janes brand Pub Style Chicken Burgers from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. The agency ...

VANCOUVER - A sea lion being treated for gunshots to the head has died at the Vancouver Aquarium’s Marine Mammal Rescue Centre. The aquarium says in a Facebook post the eight- to 10-year-old Ste...

VICTORIA - The National Energy Board has issued new safety orders for a pipeline explosion site in north-central British Columbia to strictly monitor natural gas flows to protect people and the enviro...

HARTFORD, Conn. - A Canadian man accused of abducting his toddler son 31 years ago during a court-ordered visitation was arrested Friday in Connecticut, where authorities said he and his son had lived...

CALGARY - Sen. Murray Sinclair says if the child-welfare system existed in its current form when he was a boy, he would have been cut off from his family and cultural heritage. The chairman of the Tru...

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government says it is receiving mixed messages from the federal government about whether $67 million in funding for clean-energy projects is still available. Sustainable Develo...

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has hired an interim chief of staff whose previous management of several sexual harassment cases in Manitoba has been criticized. The hiring of Michael Balagus, a wel...