Category Archives: Canada

TORONTO - Doug Ford moved to appease social conservative voters on Tuesday, vowing to scrap and replace the Liberal government’s sex-ed curriculum days after dropping one of its staunchest oppon...

INNISFAIL, Alta. - A central Alberta zoo is facing two charges under the province’s Wildlife Act after a bear was taken through a drive-thru for ice cream. A video, posted on social media in Jan...

MONTREAL - Extra delivery fees on the price of tickets for concerts and shows are described as exploitative in a recent application for a class-action suit against entertainment giant evenko. A law fi...

WASHINGTON - A clash in visions for the auto industry continued to cast doubt on the likelihood of an imminent NAFTA deal Tuesday as the three main players gathered for what could be a final effort to...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Uncertainty over federal efforts to protect marine areas has “stranded” offshore oil investment as Newfoundland and Labrador faces an unprecedented cash crunch, Pr...

MONTREAL - Robert Bellefleur was about 100 kilometres west of Lac-Megantic on the night an oil-laden train derailed in his hometown five years ago and killed 47 people. He swears had he been home that...

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Officials are issuing a fresh warning to flood-weary New Brunswickers even as the record-breaking floodwaters that have swamped homes, washed away cottages and submerged dozens of r...

TORONTO - Ontario’s Progressive Conservative leader is standing by a candidate who distanced himself from past comments that are being described as misogynistic, racist and homophobic. Doug Ford...

OTTAWA - A film scholar, a clinical neuroscientist, a biomechanics pioneer, a particle physicist and a researcher who studies language in infants are among the Canadian innovators who will each take h...

Six stories in the news for Tuesday, May 8 --- N.B. FLOODING STARTING TO STABILIZE Floodwaters are expected to stabilize in New Brunswick although water levels remain high. Geoffrey Downey of the Emer...