Category Archives: Canada

TORONTO - Two environmental groups are taking their fight against Ontario’s endangered species regulations to the country’s highest court. Ontario Nature and Wildlands League arg...

OTTAWA - A New Democrat MP is urging the federal government to nationalize the port of Churchill, Man., which has been closed since last summer. Niki Ashton says the port is a strategic asset that sho...

TORONTO - An organization that has helped exonerate more than 20 Canadians wrongfully convicted of serious crimes is receiving much-needed funding that will allow it to resume tackling new cases....

WINNIPEG - An organization that rescues dogs says the body heat of a five-week-old puppy found near frozen in a northern Manitoba community was so low it didn't even register on a thermometer. "I've n...

TORONTO - It’s that time of year again - that sneezing, coughing, aching, feel-so-lousy time of year. Yup, flu season is back. And not only is the winter scourge starting early th...

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Abbotsford’s police chief has sent a letter asking for help from the parents of young men whom officers believe are involved in a violent gang conflict. The Abbotsford Police ...

OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is recommending Canada Post come up with a plan to reinstate door-to-door delivery in parts of the country that lost the service in the last year and maintain a f...

MONTREAL - Some elected officials are calling on the Quebec government to give the green light to right turns on red lights on the island of Montreal, but the city’s influent...

TORONTO - Ben Overvoorde’s heavy drinking spoiled too many Christmas and New Years gatherings. And so he looked forward to his first holiday season in recovery. But it was miserable. “...

TORONTO - Canadian cities should be able to control their own destiny, the mayors of five large Canadian urban centres said Tuesday as they demanded more power over revenue streams. In an op...