Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - A first-of-its-kind study in Canada has painted a national picture of homeless youth and drawn a link to the foster care system that researchers say could be playing a more active role in kee...

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Tourism officials are starting to assess the impact of devastating wildfires in British Columbia and have received mixed feedback on the toll so far on the travel sector. Maya Lange o...

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Derek Saretzky was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison with no chance of parole for 75 years for killing a father, daughter and senior in 2015. Federal legislation allows a judge...

OTTAWA - Canadian health-care experts, including B.C.’s provincial health officer, want the federal government to strongly consider Portugal’s approach to drug policy, including the decrim...

VANCOUVER - Lobby groups for the meat and dairy sectors are up in arms over indications that Canada’s next food guide could discourage the consumption of beef, butter and cheese. The guide, expe...

GRANBY, Que. - A Quebec blogger who swindled a man with cystic fibrosis of $125,000 has been sentenced to 18 months house arrest. In June 2014, a judge found Patrick Vaillancourt guilty of defrauding ...

HALIFAX - A great white shark has been detected near Halifax - the second great white spotted in Nova Scotia in a month - prompting at least some people to stay out of the water. One Twitter user joke...

OTTAWA - Air Transat’s president has taken aim at the Liberal government’s proposed passenger bill of rights, writing that the legislation may unfairly punish airlines for delays that spir...

GOULDS, N.L. - The chase for the elusive ace of spades will continue in Newfoundland after huge crowds descended upon a community on the outskirts of St. John’s for a chance to win the $1.42-mil...

SAINT-BERNARD-DE-LACOLLE, Que. - Teams of Canadian soldiers stretched canvas across the metal frames of tents at a camp site near the Quebec-U.S. border Wednesday as they helped fellow authorities cop...