Category Archives: Canada

VANCOUVER - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s promise to meet with all kinds of Canadians took them to Vancouver’s gritty Downtown Eastside Sunday, where they met with mothers recovering...

VICTORIA - It’s been almost 30 years since Diana, Princess of Wales, kissed an AIDS patient on the cheek. Her open-hearted, selfless gesture of compassion at London’s Mildmay Hospital in 1...

TORONTO - Unionized workers at General Motors have accepted a new contract with the auto giant. Unifor, which represents the workers, says 64.7 per cent of the members who cast ballots voted...

TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $7 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in Ontario. The jackpot for t...

MONTREAL - A local politician wants Montreal city council to become the next municipality to consider allowing residents to use text messages to communicate with 911 emergency operators. Fra...

OTTAWA - Imagine being part of a federal disciplinary panel charged with deciding how to handle a misbehaving civil servant. Below are two genuine situations - the names have been changed - that ...

OTTAWA - A federal worker who was given a corporate credit card ended up losing her job after racking up personal purchases that left the government on the hook for a $24,000 credit card bill. The emp...

VICTORIA - Prince William reflected on his first visit to Canada with his wife Kate as newlyweds on Saturday in highlighting that their latest trip will focus on the environment, s...

VICTORIA - Here are details of the royal tour for Saturday by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge after they arrive in Victoria: - Prince William and his wife Kate will lay a wreath ...

TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $27 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Sept. 30 will be $37 million.     The Canadian Press