Category Archives: Canada

HALIFAX - A fast-moving winter storm roared across the Maritimes late Thursday, with the forecast calling for up to 40 centimetres of snow in some areas and winds gusting at 100 kilomet...

MONTREAL - A member of the Quebec legislature recently cleared of sexual assault allegations that prompted his ouster from the Liberal caucus promised Thursday to be more careful w...

SHERBROOKE, Que. - A 57-year-old Quebec man was arrested early Thursday for allegedly threatening two mayors, including one who has been in the news recently for encouraging people to s...

HALIFAX - A major munitions depot in Halifax is at high risk of a “catastrophic” fire that could kill military personnel, destroy millions of dollars worth of ammunition and caus...

TORONTO - Thanks to recently phased-in rules about what financial institutions must disclose to clients, Canadians are now starting to receive annual investment reports s...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Dutch prosecutors on Thursday sought the maximum possible sentence - nearly 11 years - for a man charged with cyberbullying dozens of young girls and gay men and who is also&n...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Lack of forensic tests and questionable control of the death scene left major gaps in the RCMP’s probe of a fatal police shooting in Newfoundland, a lawyer for...

OTTAWA - “We have approved more than 1,200 projects. I would like to tell the member that more than 60 per cent of those projects are currently underway, creating opportunities for Canadian...

HALIFAX - The husband of Nova Scotia’s immigration minister stood quietly Thursday as he consented to a psychiatric assessment amid charges he assaulted, threatened and choked his wife on New Ye...

Five stories in the news for Thursday, Feb. 9: --- TRUDEAU HEADS NORTH FOR FIRST TIME AS P-M Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers of health, indigenous affairs and social development w...