Category Archives: Canada

REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Jean-Francois Lisee’s election as Parti Quebecois leader represents a victory for “the nationalism of exclusion,” Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard said Sat...

MONTREAL - Can artificial intelligence be used to help predict water quality? Could an app for fishermen help signal the presence of invasive species? Technology, and how it can help save one of ...

BATHURST, N.B. - A community college in New Brunswick is offering a course in horticulture tailored to equip students with the skills to work in a growing industry - marijuana...

TORONTO - Banning or limiting alcohol sales isn’t likely to reduce rowdy fan behaviour at large sporting events, a British professor who has researched hooliganism said Friday in the wake of a b...

OTTAWA - Is it a price or is it a tax? When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau inadvertently used the Conservatives’ favoured word “tax” to describe this week’s new measures on gree...

TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $10 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for next Friday’s draw will be approximately $16 million. The Canadian Press

CALGARY - It was a scary moment for passengers aboard Air Canada flight AC130 headed from Calgary to Toronto after a small-engine fire broke out. The flight had to abort takeoff Friday and&n...

OTTAWA - Immigrants accused of misrepresenting themselves in order to get into the country will continue having their citizenship revoked, according to court documents sent Friday by the Justice ...

Highlights from the news file for Friday, Oct. 7 CANADA GAINS 67,200 NET JOBS IN SEPTEMBER: The country’s labour force beat expectations last month by gaining a healthy ...

SPOKANE, Wash. - The United States is ready to start talks with Canada to update the Columbia River Treaty. U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell made that announcement Friday after talking with Secretary of St...