Author Archives: Syndicated Content

MONTREAL - A 15-year-old boy was shot dead by Longueuil police in September, triggering an investigation into how the police force just south of Montreal handled the fatal call. But new allegations ha...

The lawyer for the RCMP's conduct authority says a Mountie accused of making racist and sexist comments in group chats should be dismissed immediately or directed to resign within 14 days. John MacLau...

ATHABASCA - Mounties in northern Alberta say there were multiple injuries after a bus carrying a junior hockey team went off a slippery and snow-covered highway. Police said the bus went into a ditch ...

HALIFAX - The group behind a plan to build a coastal refuge for captive whales in Nova Scotia says the government of France intends to work with them on a strategy to bring two killer whales to the pr...

A list posted to social media claimed to show a supposed global ranking of countries with the largest homeless population, in which Canada ranked number eight. The list actually shows data from countr...

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is forecast to see its federal equalization payments jump by $355 million, or 7.5 per cent, in the next fiscal year as it continues to try to balance the provincial ...

The Canada Border Services Agency says 15 foreigners facing extortion charges have applied for refugee status in Canada. The statement neither reveals the nationalities of the individuals nor details ...

EDMONTON - Alberta election officials are getting an extra $6.7 million to handle the sudden outburst of recall petitions against legislature members. A legislative committee unanimously signed off on...

VANCOUVER - Canisters of nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, sold under the guise of whip cream chargers are increasingly showing up at Metro Vancouver waste facilities, and they're causing dan...

OTTAWA - The federal government says it will purchase six Global 6500 jets to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force's remaining Challenger aircraft, which are used to shuttle around VIPs like the prime...