Category Archives: Canada

VICTORIAVILLE, Que. - Conservative leader Andrew Scheer has named a rookie MP as his Quebec lieutenant. Scheer announced Saturday that Alain Rayes will be his political lieutenant in the province. Ray...

TORONTO - The offspring of Toronto’s wandering capybaras now have names - Alex, Geddy and Neil, for members of the band Rush. The High Park Zoo says the “capybabies” were born in Feb...

MONCTON, N.B. - The federal fisheries department is trying to figure out what caused the recent deaths of several endangered right whales in the waters off eastern Canada. A fisheries official says at...

TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $10 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. That means the jackpot for the next draw on June 30 will grow to approximately $15 million. The...

RED DEER, Alta. - Officials in Red Deer, Alta., say it will take more than a month to clean up the city following a bad storm earlier this week. As of Friday, there are still about 200 properties with...

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The defence for an Alberta man charged with killing a 69-year-old woman, a young father and his two-year-old daughter has declared it will not call any evidence. Derek Saretzky has...

MONTREAL - A Montreal passenger rights advocate has lost a legal round in a 20-year-old dispute with United Airlines. Jeremy Cooperstock said the Federal Court of Canada has ruled that his website Unt...

VICTORIA - British Columbia’s New Democrats say they will introduce an amended motion Monday that aims to defeat Premier Christy Clark’s minority Liberal government. NDP house leader Mike ...

Highlights from the news file for Friday, June 23 --- NORTHERN ONTARIO FIRST NATION FACES THIRD SUICIDE: A Northern Ontario First Nation says it needs immediate help in the wake of a third suicide. La...

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Alta. - Police say they shot and killed a cougar that had climbed a tree near a school in west-central Alberta. RCMP say they responded to a 911 call early Friday in Rocky Mounta...