Category Archives: Canada

HALIFAX - The widow of a Mountie who was struck by a van while helping motorists change a flat tire wants to see a broadening of Nova Scotia’s so-called move-over law. “I actually think th...

TORONTO - A prominent CTV News reporter who was suspended after a woman made sexual misconduct allegations against him is no longer with the company, Bell Media said Tuesday. A spokesman for the media...

TORONTO - A guilty plea from a lawyer who had fled the country gave investigators the information they needed to lay charges against four men in a $17 million alleged mortgage fraud involving high-end...

MONTREAL - The TV sitcom “Gilligan’s Island” is the highly unlikely focus of a dispute between a Montreal university and a union that represents some of its employees. Both sides wil...

CALGARY - Canada’s aluminum and steel producers urged the federal government to stand firm on trade issues with the United States Tuesday, even after President Donald Trump dangled the possibili...

WINNIPEG - Manitoba’s children’s advocate will gain new powers next week to work on behalf of more young people and to make more of her findings public. The Progressive Conservative govern...

OTTAWA - A lawyer for the family of an Indigenous man killed on a Saskatchewan farm is hailing an independent review of the police investigation into the fatal shooting. The Civilian Review and Compla...

VANCOUVER - Illicit drug overdose deaths in British Columbia rose in January compared with December, with 125 people believed to have died from street narcotics or unprescribed medications. The provin...

VANCOUVER - A strong economy is allowing Canadian officials to push for a better deal in negotiations on the North American Free Trade Agreement, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said Tuesday. Talks on t...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador’s health minister says the provincial government is considering offering coverage of the abortion pill. John Haggie says in a statement that th...