Category Archives: Canada

TORONTO - The family of the man accused in the deadly van attack that shocked Toronto last month is grieving for the victims but stands by the accused, the man’s lawyer said Thursday as three ne...

TORONTO - After months of painting the Ontario election as a two-horse race, the governing Liberals acknowledged another rival Thursday, taking aim at the NDP as the third party was endorsed by a teac...

OTTAWA - Federal health officials say six Canadians have been stricken by a strain of E. coli that has a similar genetic fingerprint to romaine lettuce from the U.S. southwest that has already sickene...

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - An oilsands advocate is chiding singer Jann Arden for being “insensitive” to the plight of the ailing industry in a social media post she made more than two years ag...

TORONTO - Ontario’s privacy commissioner is looking into two potential privacy breaches involving police, including one that concerns a surveillance image of Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roberto Os...

SYDNEY, N.S. - A Saskatchewan team playing in the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Nova Scotia this week is holding two special tributes during each game. Players for the team are wearing a...

LADNER, B.C. - It took just a few hours for the British Columbia hometown of James Paxton to honour his no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays. By Wednesday morning, the Welcome to Ladner sign was de...

A long-serving fire chief in eastern Ontario says he is challenging a new policy that forces all fire department employees in Renfrew, Ont., to retire by age 60. Guy Longtin, who was forced Monday to ...

OTTAWA - A Conservative MP’s comment about abortion on Wednesday in the House of Commons triggered a flood of criticism from Liberals and New Democrats. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ended an an...

QUEBEC - The Quebec government has unveiled some of its guidelines for dealing with requests for religious accommodation under its controversial law banning people from receiving or giving a public se...