Category Archives: Canada

STRASBOURG, Sask. - Mark Cross was a ferocious competitor when he played hockey, but the assistant coach for the Humboldt Broncos had a calming presence on his players, teammates and friends. “M...

MONTREAL - The president of Canadarm-builder MDA says setting up the company’s parent firm in the United States won’t have any impact on jobs in Canada. In October 2017, MacDonald Dettwile...

VANCOUVER - Seeing trash cans overflowing with straws night after night has prompted a server in Toronto to launch a campaign against the plastic item that’s become a target of the British gover...

OTTAWA - The number of illegal border crossings is up significantly this year compared with the same period last year, so federal and law enforcement officials have been preparing for possibility of a...

LONDON - Queen Elizabeth is marking her 92nd birthday with a Saturday night concert in London featuring British singers such as Sting, Tom Jones and Jamie Cullum. Kylie Minogue, Shaggy and Craig David...

TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $33 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. That means the jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on Apr. 27 will grow to approximately $50 mi...

CHATHAM, Ont. - A senior campaign official for the Ontario Liberals is apologizing for a crude comment he made on live television about Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford. David Herle, campaign...

EDMONTON - Alberta officials are investigating an outbreak of E. coli that has sickened 34 people, including 11 who were hospitalized and one person who likely died from the bacteria. Alberta Health S...

WINNIPEG - Firefighters are known for helping cats stuck in trees, but earlier this week a crew in Winnipeg was dispatched to a different kind of feline fix. Members of the fire and paramedic water re...

MONTREAL - The Conservatives are on the road again in Quebec before a federal election, this time with a relatively new leader but with largely the same message: Tory values are Quebecois values. Part...