Category Archives: Canada

BRUNO, Sask. - A Royal Canadian Air Force pilot with Saskatchewan roots could be headed to the stars. Jason Leuschen was born in B.C., but his family moved to a farm near Bruno, east of Saskatoon, whe...

REGINA - A professional misconduct hearing has begun into accusations that a teacher mistreated the girls on the basketball team she coached more than 30 years ago. Martina Cain is now retired but unt...

WASHINGTON - Canadian cabinet ministers are fanning throughout the U.S. capital this week to meet members of the new Trump administration, laying the groundwork for an anticipated visit by Prime Minis...

OTTAWA - Health Canada says it will be conducting random testing of medical cannabis goods made by licensed producers. The move follows voluntary recalls by two companies afte...

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Charges resulting from an emergency landing of a Russian flight in Iqaluit have been stayed against a man from Armenia. On Nov. 25, Aeroflot Russian flight SU 0107 made an emergency...

ALTONA, Man. - Police in southern Manitoba saved this pig’s bacon. Officers with the Altona Police Service were called Monday about a pig blocking lunch-hour traffic on the town’s main str...

QUEBEC - The recent shootings at a Quebec City mosque shouldn’t distract from the ongoing debate on religious accommodation, Premier Philippe Couillard said Tuesday. Couillard said his...

MONTREAL - The federal government says it will provide $372.5 million in interest-free loans to Bombardier, a move that elicited criticism even though it is far less than the transportation giant...

Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Feb. 7 --- CANADA POSTS TRADE SURPLUS: Statistics Canada says the country posted back-to-back monthly trade surpluses for the first time since Sept...

TORONTO - A Toronto police officer convicted of attempted murder in the fatal shooting of a troubled teen more than three years ago is expected to have his appeal heard by Ontario’s top cou...