A new report is revealing that despite the growth in Toronto‘s prosperity, food bank use continues to spike severely. The annual “Who’s Hungry” report, released…
View More ‘The face of hunger is changing’: New report reveals food bank usage is on the rise in TorontoRolling through the night: The St. Louis Ghost Train
Although the train tracks north of the village of St. Louis, Sask., were removed years ago, the community still has a mysterious ghost train lighting…
View More Rolling through the night: The St. Louis Ghost TrainTravelling to Singapore? You may be drug tested for cannabis, Travel Canada warns
If you’re travelling to Singapore, custom officers can request a drug test when you arrive, even if the drug was consumed before your arrival —…
View More Travelling to Singapore? You may be drug tested for cannabis, Travel Canada warnsOSPCA to eliminate cruelty probes on horses, livestock as part of restructuring effort
TORONTO – Ontario’s animal welfare agency plans to pull back from investigating cruelty cases involving livestock and horses as part of a restructure that insiders…
View More OSPCA to eliminate cruelty probes on horses, livestock as part of restructuring effortDisability rights advocates occupy Quebec ombudsman’s office, demand meeting with health minister
A group of about a dozen disability rights advocates spent Wednesday morning standing their ground and demanding help from the Quebec government. They gathered at…
View More Disability rights advocates occupy Quebec ombudsman’s office, demand meeting with health minister‘We stopped the tax:’ Tory MPPs sing ‘Monster Mash’ parody over cancellation of cap-and-trade
Progressive Conservative MPPs marked the end of Ontario’s cap-and-trade program by breaking into song on Halloween. In the legislature on Wednesday, Niagara West MPP Sam…
View More ‘We stopped the tax:’ Tory MPPs sing ‘Monster Mash’ parody over cancellation of cap-and-tradeAsia-Pacific trade pact to come into force Dec. 30 after 6 countries ratify deal
A landmark 11-member trade deal aimed at slashing barriers in some of Asia Pacific’s fastest growing economies will come into force at the end of…
View More Asia-Pacific trade pact to come into force Dec. 30 after 6 countries ratify dealCBSA told to ‘pick up the pace’ on removing rejected refugee claimants
OTTAWA – Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale is telling the Canada Border Services Agency to remove more refugee claimants whose requests for asylum in Canada…
View More CBSA told to ‘pick up the pace’ on removing rejected refugee claimantsCalgary judge reserves bail decision for Alberta teen charged with shooting German tourist
A Calgary judge has reserved his decision on whether to grant bail to a 16-year-old boy accused of shooting a German tourist in the head…
View More Calgary judge reserves bail decision for Alberta teen charged with shooting German touristB.C. steelworker jobs at risk without Trans Mountain: Alberta premier
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says it’s “just dumb” that the Canadian economy is losing millions of dollars a day because the province can’t get its…
View More B.C. steelworker jobs at risk without Trans Mountain: Alberta premierN.B. man, 81, dies after being struck by vehicle
An 81-year-old man from the Fredericton area has died after he was struck by a vehicle Wednesday morning. New Brunswick RCMP say the crash along…
View More N.B. man, 81, dies after being struck by vehicleSaskatoon firefighters deal with fire at Sutherland restaurant
Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of a fire at a restaurant in Sutherland. The Saskatoon Fire Department was alerted smoke was coming…
View More Saskatoon firefighters deal with fire at Sutherland restaurantQuebec Crown seeks maximum sentence for pilot who nearly left entire province in the dark
The Crown is seeking the maximum sentence for a pilot who nearly shut down Hydro-Québec’s entire power grid in a 2014 act of sabotage. Final…
View More Quebec Crown seeks maximum sentence for pilot who nearly left entire province in the darkControversial poster removed at Nova Scotia college after racism complaints
A handmade poster depicting a black woman improperly caring for a child has sparked fierce debate online, and prompted the Nova Scotia Community College to…
View More Controversial poster removed at Nova Scotia college after racism complaints