Category Archives: Canada

MONTREAL - A quicksketch of Coalition Avenir Quebec Leader Francois Legault, who is aiming to become premier on Oct. 1: Age: 61. Born: May 26, 1957, in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Que. Education: Bachelor&#...

OTTAWA - Aside from calling for an end to supply management in the dairy sector and privatizing Canada Post, the man dubbed “Mad Max” has a history of making headlines, often with colourfu...

TORONTO - Three officer suicides in as many weeks have prompted a police union leader to write a deeply personal letter urging his members to reach out if they find themselves in emotional distress. T...

OTTAWA - Maxime Bernier’s scathing attack Thursday on the Conservative party and leader Andrew Scheer has elicited a range of pointed reactions, including on social media and elsewhere. A select...

CALGARY - Bret (The Hitman) Hart may go with a new nickname in the future. The legendary wrestler, who made his in-ring debut in 1978 and took part in nearly 3,000 matches before his retirement, was g...

MONTREAL - Francois Legault will be hoping it’s third time lucky. The leader of the Coalition Avenir Quebec has failed twice to become premier but is now the closest he’s ever been to the ...

A woman whose body was found after a house explosion in southwestern Ontario died as a result of a homicide, police said Thursday. Waterloo regional police said 58-year-old Edresilda Haan was found de...

HINTON, Alta. - RCMP say a ground-and-water search is underway in the case of an Alberta woman who vanished 12 years ago from a lookout tower where she worked as a fire spotter. Stephanie Stewart was ...

HALIFAX - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is accusing Quebec MP and former leadership rival Maxime Bernier of putting his own personal ambitions ahead of the chance to make Canada a better place. As...

REGINA - A judge has reserved her decision on the request by the Saskatchewan government for an order to evict Indigenous protesters who have been camping in teepees on the legislature grounds. Justic...