Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - The annual pace of inflation slowed more than expected in September as increases in the price of gasoline continued to ease. Statistics Canada said Friday the consumer price index in Septembe...

MONTREAL - New research based on U.S. hospital statistics suggests that recreational cannabis users are increasingly at risk of stroke. In findings presented Friday at the World Stroke Congress in Mon...

GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - The mother of a Canadian who was arrested in northern Thailand on charges of spraying paint on an ancient wall says her daughter made a drunken mistake. Tara Schneider, who liv...

Five stories in the news for Friday, Oct. 19 --- CALGARY COUPLE CONVICTED IN SON’S DEATH A jury has convicted a Calgary couple in the death of their 14-month-old son who never saw a doctor until...

VANCOUVER - Local elections will be held across British Columbia on Saturday. Here are five races to watch: NANAIMO: The election could trigger a provincial byelection if Leonard Krog, a New Democrat ...

VANCOUVER - As Vancouver voters prepare to elect a new mayor and council on Saturday, observers say it could still be anyone’s game. The campaign has been marked by a crowded race of new candida...

VANCOUVER - An earthquake early-warning system tested off British Columbia’s coast could give residents anywhere from 20 seconds to two minutes to prepare before a quake. The first-of-its kind w...

OTTAWA - The federal government has no intention of sending anyone to a major investment conference in Saudi Arabia next week at a time when Riyadh is the target of global outrage - and one source ins...

VICTORIA - British Columbia’s minority government moved to change its key housing policy legislation on Thursday in an effort to win the support of the three members of the Green party. The amen...

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - The managers of two pot shops on Vancouver Island where police seized thousands of dollars worth of marijuana say the British Columbia government failed them by only approving one...