Category Archives: Canada

SAINT-CHARLES, N.B. - There was relief on a New Brunswick First Nation Wednesday, after police laid charges in a hit-and-run death that left residents grieving and seeking justice. “We’re ...

OTTAWA - Canadians will have to wait until Oct. 17 - one month longer than expected - before they’ll be able to legally purchase and consume recreational marijuana. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...

FREDERICTON - The official languages commissioner in New Brunswick - Canada’s only officially bilingual province - says the government still isn’t getting it right. Katherine d’Entre...

HALIFAX - About a dozen uniformed sailors stood atop the navy submarine HMCS Windsor on Wednesday, as it glided through sparkling blue water towards Halifax’s naval base following a nearly five-...

Five stories in the news for Wednesday, June 20 --- SENATE APPROVES BILL TO LEGALIZE POT Canadians will be able to legally purchase and consume recreational marijuana by mid-September at the latest, a...

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - In the first court challenge against Alberta’s gay-straight alliance rules, lawyers on both sides argued children will be harmed if the judge’s decision doesn’t...

VANCOUVER - A woman convicted of taking a 13-year-old girl across the border for a sexual purpose likely didn’t know the reason for the trip because she was expected to follow orders from her hu...

TORONTO - With three brothers affected by either Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, Kathleen Crispi knows she is at high risk of developing one of the literally gut-wrenching conditions know...

REGINA - School trustees in Regina have voted to change the name of a school over concern that it honours a man who was a driving force behind the residential school system in Canada. The Davin School...

OTTAWA - Canadians will be able to legally purchase and consume recreational marijuana by mid-September at the latest after the Senate voted Tuesday to lift almost a century-old prohibition on cannabi...