Category Archives: Canada

MONTREAL - A pilot project that analyzed wastewater in five major urban centres suggests Canadians' may use drugs differently depending on which city they call home. For example, the an...

MONTREAL - Nestawedjat, a wealthy, married "lady of the house," died in the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes sometime around 700 BC. Some 2,700 years too late to save her, she was brough...

SURREY, B.C. - At the end of a tranquil cul-de-sac in a pleasant neighbourhood, a tall stucco house overlooks a well-kept lawn and lush flowerbeds. The home is in the Metro Vancouver city of Surr...

VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge has awarded author Steven Galloway access to emails between a woman who accused him of sexual assault and staff at the University of British Columbia in&nbs...

OTTAWA - Any decisions about future increases in the carbon tax would take into account the views of provinces and territories, the federal environment minister says, using language tha...

ST. ALBERT, Alta. - An Edmonton landscaper has won big after waiting 10 months to claim a $60-million lotto jackpot. Bon Truong says he was stunned when he checked his Lotto Max ticket at a ...

CALGARY - Former prime minister Stephen Harper told a memorial service Monday that former member of Parliament Deepak Obhrai opened doors for new Canadians to become involved in politics. "Deepak...

OTTAWA - The federal government has amended its search for a third shipyard in line for potentially billions of dollars in work following allegations of bias for Quebec's Chantier Davie yard, but is s...

OTTAWA - The Competition Bureau of Canada is investigating the marketing practices of companies that make "flushable" wipes. Friends of the Earth Canada and EcoJustice filed a complaint about the clai...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health says he and colleagues from across Canada are on alert as health officials in the United States continue to investigate nearly 200 cases of seve...