Category Archives: Canada

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A massive, fast-moving fire at a public housing complex has forced about 35 people out of their homes in a blaze that sent large plumes of smoke billowing above St. John’...

TORONTO - Dominic Ardonato doesn’t see much reason to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday. The retired high school teacher complains about a disappointing economy, racial divides, and politi...

Six stories in the news for Tuesday, June 27 --- U.S. SLAPS ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON CANADIAN SOFTWOOD Canadian softwood now faces average duties of about 27 per cent after the U.S. Department of Commerce...

BOYLE, Alta. - Edmonton fighter Tim Hague, who died after getting knocked out in the second round of a boxing match earlier this month, was remembered as a devoted father during a celebration of life ...

FLINT, Mich. - The Flint, Michigan, airport officer stabbed in the neck during what authorities are investigating as a terrorist act has been discharged from a hospital. A spokeswoman for Hurley Medic...

STAND OFF, Alta. - The organization that delivers health programs for the Alberta government has fired two employees over a racial slur made against an indigenous educator. Last week Alberta Health Se...

VANCOUVER - A woman who has accused British Columbia’s former RCMP spokesman of sexual assault defended sending him friendly emails after the alleged attack during a heated cross-examination Mon...

MONTREAL - Canada’s softwood lumber industry faces average duties of about 27 per cent after the U.S. Department of Commerce slapped it with an additional 6.87 per cent in preliminary average an...

BARRIE, Ont. - Police say they’re trying to track down a man who allegedly stole a puppy and four kittens from a central Ontario pet store. Investigators say the animals were taken from the Barr...

OTTAWA - Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott has appointed Dr. Theresa Tam as Canada’s top doctor, the third person to head the Public Health Agency of Canada since its inception in 2004. Tam ...