Category Archives: Canada

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The leader of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Progressive Conservative party has won a seat in the provincial legislature. Ches Crosbie won a byelection Thursday in the ridi...

OTTAWA - The federal government is looking to scour social-media platforms to find out what Canadians really think about pot as the country enters its new era of legalized weed. With only a few weeks ...

LAVAL, Que. - The chairman of Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. says reluctance from the company’s own employees and broader uncertainty about the North American cannabis market are preventing it fr...

VANCOUVER - A legal advocacy organization on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is circulating flyers with pictures of two police officers and asking if anyone has been harassed by them. Lawyer Anna ...

WINNIPEG - Robert Sinclair feels the weight of his family’s history when he has no choice but to go to an emergency room in Winnipeg. He feels anxious, uncertain and sometimes angry. A few years...

Five stories in the news for Friday, Sept. 21 --- QUEBEC LEADERS SQUARE OFF IN LAST DEBATE After seeing his party’s lead in the polls evaporate, Coalition Avenir Quebec Leader Francois Legault t...

MONTREAL - After seeing his party’s lead in the polls evaporate, Coalition Avenir Quebec Leader Francois Legault tried to humanize his controversial position on immigration Thursday before hitti...

OTTAWA - Tensions boiled over in the House of Commons Thursday over Veterans Affairs Canada’s decision to pay for the PTSD treatment of a Halifax man who murdered an off-duty police officer. The...

VANCOUVER - An Oregon man faces charges of dangerous operation of a vehicle and flight from a peace officer after a police chase from the Canadian border into Vancouver. Police say Crown counsel has a...

CALGARY - Jurors are to continue deliberating Friday whether a man accused of raping and killing a Calgary mother of four is guilty of first-degree murder or a lesser charge. The jury was given instru...