Category Archives: Canada

TOFINO, B.C. - A second abandoned sea otter has been rescued in B.C. waters, marking the first time the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society has had to take care of two fragile pups at the ...

HALIFAX - British Columbia's premier says his government is providing "full support" to Newfoundland and Labrador's court challenge over federal equalization payments and mulling its own claim in an e...

OTTAWA - The group Google asked to distribute $100 million to news outlets in Canada has publicly released its governance model, which it says focuses on sustainability, equity and innovation within t...

OTTAWA - Canada will make history Thursday when Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan takes over command of the Armed Forces as chief of the defence staff. Carignan, who replaces retiring Gen. Wayne Eyre, is the f...

MONTREAL - A hydroplane racer from Quebec is dead after crashing over the weekend at a regatta southwest of Montreal. Rgates de Valleyfield said today that driver Franois Leroux died after an accident...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says applications are now open for a national transit fund that will include money for existing transit systems so they can expand, improve and modernize. The $3...

OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland says he's trying to convince U.S. authorities that Canadian dogs should be allowed to cross the border without restrictions. The Centers for Disease Control is im...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Premiers wrapping up summer meeting in Halifax Canada's premiers are wrapping up the summer meeting of the Cou...

TORONTO - As people in southern Ontario survey the damage done by intense flash flooding on Tuesday, the Insurance Bureau of Canada says residents need to figure out what their policies cover. Torrent...

Fewer than one-third of Ontarians say they want the provincial government to intervene to end the 12-day strike at Ontario's main liquor retailer, while about half are supportive of the striking union...