Category Archives: Canada

BRITT, Ont. - From a helicopter flying over a smouldering swath of northeastern Ontario, Garry Harland has a clear view of where the firefighters under his command are working to extinguish a massive ...

SASKATOON - Canadian scientists are at the heart of a breakthrough in wheat genetics that could revolutionize how the world’s most important crop can continue to feed a growing global population...

INVERMERE, B.C. - A 52-year-old woman and her dog are both safe and unharmed after wandering lost for 72 hours in the thick woods in southeastern B.C. RCMP Sgt. Chris Newel says Louise Baxter hopped o...

SURREY, B.C. - A four-month-old girl had to be pulled from under a pickup truck that rammed into her home in Surrey, B.C. Assistant fire Chief Chris Keon says the girl was breathing and conscious when...

INUVIK, N.W.T. - The newly re-elected leader of Canada’s 60,000 Inuit says he plans to make housing a priority during his second term as president. “We’re in the final stages of crea...

HALIFAX - A transgender activist has filed a human rights complaint against the Nova Scotia Department of Health, saying it’s unfair the province covers breast removal surgeries for transgender ...

VICTORIA - The Green party will not run a candidate against NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in the riding of Burnaby South. Green Leader Elizabeth May says the decision is an extension of a “leaderR...

SURREY, B.C. - A four-month-old girl had to be pulled from under a pickup truck that rammed into her home in Surrey, B.C. Assistant fire Chief Chris Keon says the girl was breathing and conscious when...

SAINT-EUSTACHE, Que. - The federal government will move forward to create a statutory holiday dedicated to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday. The holi...

TORONTO - The Toronto Public Library is using the power of social media to build a work of fiction, one tweet at a time. In a crowdsourcing initiative launched this month, Canada’s largest publi...