Category Archives: Canada

TORONTO - “Game of Thrones” fans may have shed few tears over the poisoning death of King Joffrey I Baratheon, a nasty character if ever there was one. But could real-world medicine have s...

MONTREAL - Quebec’s cannabis reserve will contain at least 62 tonnes of product in the first year of recreational marijuana legalization, the province’s liquor board said Wednesday after i...

OTTAWA - Natalie Charles has almost completed her goal of becoming a paralegal, but she wants to do her job placement in a government office. The 39-year-old mother of two says a pardon from an almost...

Canadian rockers Hedley released a statement Wednesday calling recent allegations of sexual misconduct “unsubstantiated.” The band’s statement addressed claims of sexual behaviour in...

TORONTO - The Junos have dropped Hedley from the televised awards bash as the rockers face allegations of sexual misconduct that they call “unsubstantiated.” Organizers of the annual music...

HALIFAX - His friends and family call him a nice, generous guy with a big heart. But when police raided the rural property of a Halifax-area tradesman, they found an arsenal - and more. Fifteen guns w...

PINCHER CREEK, Alta. - A 10-year-old girl has died after striking a pole while she was on a school ski trip in southwestern Alberta. The Grade 6 student at Canyon Elementary School in Pincher Creek wa...

WINNIPEG - A man accused of murdering an Indigenous teenager in Winnipeg was recorded by police saying he’d bet the girl was killed because he found out she was only 15 years old. “I drew ...

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Passengers aboard a scheduled WestJet Encore flight from Fort St. John, B.C., to Vancouver had an unexpected stopover when their plane was diverted to Prince George. WestJet says...

A school board in southwestern Ontario has decided not to follow the example of other boards that are stocking up on naloxone kits to deal with a growing opioid crisis, opting instead to focus on anti...