Cineplex says it will waive fees for ‘A Dog’s Purpose’ screening cancellations

SASKATOON—Theatre giant Cineplex says it is waiving cancellation fees for any groups that had booked pre-screening of the film “A Dog’s Purpose.” The move comes amid...

Group plans interactive Titanic museum for Niagara Falls, Ont.

An interactive museum that hopes to recreate the experience of sailing on board the Titanic may be coming to Canada. A group in Niagara Falls, Ont.,...

Manitoba premier says indigenous night hunting is starting a ‘race war’

WINNIPEG—Manitoba’s premier is being criticized for saying indigenous people shouldn’t be night hunting and that the practice is creating a “race war.” Brian Pallister made the...

Mayors push Trudeau on housing dollars as step to address opioid crisis

Trudeau congratulates Trump, citing close economic and security ties

OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is congratulating Donald Trump on becoming the 45th U.S. president—and reminding him of Canada’s historically close ties with its southern superpower neighbour....

‘Get out of here!’ The story from inside the La Loche school shooting

Phyllis Longobardi remembers hearing two blasts before she saw the gun. The assistant principal at the La Loche high school in northern Saskatchewan remembers that the...

Roberta Bondar marks 25 years since becoming Canada’s first woman in space

The morning of January 22, 1992, was chilly along the east coast of Florida. NASA officials watched the temperatures closely—just six years earlier, cold temperatures contributed...

Complaint filed over treatment of German shepherd on Winnipeg area film set

WINNIPEG—A Toronto-based animal law organization has filed animal cruelty complaints over the treatment of a German shepherd on the set of the film “A Dog’s Purpose.”...

Indigenous leaders to press federal government on services in northern community

OTTAWA—Indigenous leaders are set to press the federal government on Thursday over services available in Wapekeka First Nation—a tiny community in northern Ontario mourning the suicides...

BR Overdose Crisis

New numbers show last month was British Columbia’s worst ever when it comes to illicit drug overdose deaths. December saw 142 fatalities, topping the record of...