Category Archives: Canada

MONTREAL - Allowing pictograms to replace French wording on road signs would be a no-go under a Parti Quebecois government, leader Jean-Francois Lisee said Thursday. Lisee said his government would ne...

VANCOUVER - Shell Canada Ltd. has given up its offshore exploration rights, clearing the way for the creation of Canada’s first protected marine area under the Canada Wildlife Act. The company v...

SASKATOON - The United States and Mexico both ratcheted up the pressure on Canada to sign on to a new NAFTA by month’s end or face exclusion from the continental trade pact - but the warnings Th...

A lawyer who oversaw a successful class-action lawsuit connected to a major land claim dispute in Ontario has been accused of misappropriating more than a million dollars from the settlement. Hamilton...

SEATTLE - A scientist says there is “no chance” a sick killer whale at the centre of an international effort to provide the orca with medical treatment will be found alive. Ken Balcomb of ...

SURREY, B.C. - The RCMP in British Columbia is asking for the public’s help in trying to locate a family of four that has not been heard from since Monday. Surrey RCMP say the Anderson family wa...

OTTAWA - All 25 Liberal MPs from Toronto say Ontario Premier Doug Ford is being heavy-handed and disrespectful in using the Constitution’s notwithstanding clause to push ahead with plans to slas...

SURREY, B.C. - Member of Parliament Erin Weir says he’ll seek the NDP nomination in his riding again despite being removed from the party’s caucus after an investigation upheld harassment ...

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators promised they were going into rebuild mode earlier this week. They weren’t kidding. Ending months of speculation and creating yet another juicy headline, the Senator...

MONTREAL - Passengers aboard a United Airlines flight heading to Zurich from San Francisco on Friday will be propelled in part by a biofuel created by a Quebec company aiming to clean up the skies. Ag...