Category Archives: Canada

TORONTO - A ruling on Toronto’s legal challenge of the province’s decision to cut the size of city council from 47 to 25 members is expected on Monday. City of Toronto spokeswoman Beth Wal...

MONTREAL - An official memorial ceremony is being planned for former Parti Quebecois cabinet minister Lise Payette. Quebec International Relations Minister Christine St-Pierre said Saturday that Payet...

WATERTON, Alta. - Crews battling a wildfire near the U.S. border in Alberta are hoping an avalanche path will prevent the flames from spreading further into a national park that was badly burned last ...

SALMON COVE, N.L. - What began as a unique photo opportunity ended in sadness last week, as a young harp seal died just a couple of days after it charmed spectators on the shores of a popular Newfound...

MONTREAL - Coalition Avenir Quebec Leader Francois Legault became the first of the major party leaders to unveil his party’s financial framewok on Saturday, as his rivals chose to focus their en...

OTTAWA - Countries with automatic citizenship by birth: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Grenada, Gua...

OTTAWA - International law does not require Canada to give citizenship to babies born on its soil, the federal government is telling the Supreme Court - an argument that could inadvertently bolster a ...

TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $50 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. However, one of two Maxmillions prizes of $1 million dollars each that were up for grabs was cl...

TORONTO - Red carpet glitz and celebrity ogling were momentarily supplanted by chants of “Women rock!” at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, when hundreds of film fans an...

WATERTON LAKES NATIONAL PARK, Alta. - Parks Canada says a fire burning in the United States has now crossed the border into Waterton Lakes National Park in southwestern Alberta. Officials say fire act...