Canada News
Buddy the stolen dog heads home
Buddy the purloined Labrador retriever is heading home to Arkansas from Calgary after being on the lam for four long years. Calgary animal control officers...
Court nixes ban on brothels
Canada's anti-prostitution laws entered a "new era" Monday as Ontario's top court struck down a ban on brothels on the grounds it exposes...
More plastic cash - $50 unveiled
Canada's currency overhaul has entered a new phase today. A new plastic $50 bill has become the first polymer note available through bank machines. It is...
Two dead in Newfoundland shooting
Two people are dead after a shooting at a medical clinic in southwestern Newfoundland. The RCMP say they responded to a shooting at a clinic just before 1 p.m....
Floods force evacuations in Ontario
Two First Nations communities in northern Ontario have declared a state of emergency and are evacuating residents as ice breakup on a nearby river causes jams...
Quebec City to build $400M arena
It's official. Quebec City says it will begin construction on a new NHL-style arena this September. Now all the city needs is a team to play in it. Mayor...
James photo leaked from jail
Convicted sex offender Graham James' efforts to hide his current appearance as he arrived for a court hearing last week were unmasked on Saturday with the...
Que. health minister aids crash victim
Quebec's health minister came across a major highway accident on Saturday and pulled over to try and save the victim. Yves Bolduc, a former doctor, was...
Mulcair new leader of the opposition
New Democrats opted Saturday for a rhetorical spear carrier over an ideological puritan by selecting mercurial Thomas Mulcair to carry the official Opposition...
Free trade for Canada and Japan
Canada and Japan have agreed to enter free trade talks. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Japanese counterpart made the announcement following a bilateral...
Mourners say goodbye to Toronto teen
Mourners bid their finals farewells Saturday to a Toronto teen whose mysterious disappearance more than two years ago came to a grim conclusion late last month....
Jean Beliveau released from hospital
Montreal Canadiens great Jean Beliveau has been released from hospital after suffering a stroke late last month. A team spokesman, Donald Beauchamp, says...
White pride rally ends quickly
A white pride rally in Edmonton's downtown lasted only minutes when the demonstrators fled into a subway stairwell after they were greeted by over 100...
New Brunswick flood waters receding
Water levels were dropping Saturday along the St. John River in northern New Brunswick, but there was no timeline for when hundreds of evacuees would be able to...
Mulcair moves closer to NDP crown
A lengthy, second round of voting failed to crown a winner Saturday in the NDP leadership race, but it pushed front-runner Thomas Mulcair closer to the magic...
$50M Lotto Max jackpot won in Ontario
There is one winning ticket for the $50-million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. The ticket was sold somewhere in Ontario....
Harper in Japan for free trade talks
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has arrived in Japan, where trade returns to the top of the agenda following a day talking human smuggling in Thailand. While in...
Mulcair leads NDP race after 1st ballot
The first ballot of the NDP race to choose a new leader of the official Opposition has cut the seven-member field almost in half, leaving Thomas Mulcair...
100 dogs rescued from breeder
Animal welfare advocates have removed 125 dogs from a breeding operation south of Quebec City they say wasn't properly caring for the animals. Provincial...
Deadly avalanche conditions in BC
The Canadian Avalanche Centre has issued its fourth special avalanche warning in five weeks after several layers of snow have come down over an unstable base....