OTTAWA The federal government is making it easier for Turkish and Syrian nationals in Canada, whose homeland was devastated last month by earthquakes, to obtain open work permits allowing them to rema ...

KAMLOOPS - Councillors in Kamloops, B.C., say the city’s mayor is spreading “misinformation” about why he made changes to several committees recently, removing elected officials and installing residen ...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s nursing regulator is reducing the timeline for nurses from other provinces and seven foreign countries to be licensed to practise in the province. The Nova Scotia College of Nu ...

In Edmonton, as singer Avril Lavigne, clad in all-black, read various plaudits in near monotone by way of introduction of the next musical act to perform at the Junos, an intruder appeared upon the st ...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The president of Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador is apologizing for hurt she may have caused by claiming Indigenous ancestry. She says in a public statement today t ...

INVERMERE, B.C. - Avalanche Canada has released more details about the deadly avalanche that killed three German citizens in southeastern British Columbia last week. It says in an incident report that ...

The federal government is notifying the provinces and territories that Ottawa is keeping a close eye on the growing creep of for-profit health care in this country. Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos se ...

Love thy neighbour — but also, feel free to give them the one-finger salute if the need arises. That’s the conclusion a Quebec judge reached in a scathing ruling where he defends a man’s use of the ob ...

For many urban planners, it felt like a no-brainer: Who wouldn’t want to live closer to their workplace, school or grocery store? But in the past few months, the 15-minute city — in which, its propone ...

CALEDON, Ont. - Ontario Provincial Police say there are no suspects after two people were found dead in a residence in the Greater Toronto Area. Police say officers responded to a reported disturbance ...