Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - A severe shortage of rail cars has left millions of tonnes of in-demand grain trapped across Western Canada and farmers warn that billions of dollars in economic activity could be lost unless...

BRAMPTON, Ont. - Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard refused to soften his band’s frat boy persona on Thursday as they played their first show since announcing plans for an “indefinite hiatus...

MONTREAL - The Port of Montreal is trying to deal with noise complaints from local condo dwellers frustrated with the hum of generators powering a U.S. warship unexpectedly stuck here since December b...

REGINA - The Saskatchewan government says it should still receive $62 million in federal money for emission-reduction programs, even though it will not sign on to Ottawa’s national climate chang...

DEER ISLAND, N.B. - Fire has destroyed a major lobster processing plant on Deer Island in southern New Brunswick. Images posted to social media show a huge blaze early Thursday morning at the Paturel ...

HALIFAX - Major changes to Nova Scotia’s education system are on the way after the provincial government introduced a sweeping omnibus bill that will eliminate seven English language school boar...

FREDERICTON - Imagine losing a limb. Now imagine suffering from pain that feels like it’s coming from the limb that is no longer there. That’s the case for up to 70 per cent of amputees. R...

VANCOUVER - By stopping the sale of brands tied to gun manufacturing, the chief executive of Mountain Equipment Co-op says the company can play a role in advancing discussions around gun control. Davi...

TORONTO - Canadian band Hedley, which is facing mounting allegations of sexual misconduct, will be taking an “indefinite hiatus” after its cross-country tour at the end of March. In a stat...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Most of the board members of a Newfoundland Pride group have abruptly resigned, days after one of its leaders accused the police of targeting homosexual men for allegedly havi...