OTTAWA—Statistics Canada says the country’s unemployment rate in August remained unchanged from the previous month at 7.0 per cent. Between July and August, the economy lost...
EDMONTON—Travis Vader has been found not guilty of uttering a threat to a police officer while in custody at the Edmonton Remand Centre. The officer had...
REGINA—The provincial government has asked Saskatchewan Government Insurance to consider an appeal mechanism for vehicles impounded due to violations of distracted driving laws. The request is...
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C.—An accused serial killer in northern British Columbia had a “system” to target vulnerable women, sexually assault them and then kill them using various...
WINNIPEG—A social media campaign that aims to be “the new, modern-day smoke signal” is trying to get more First Nations people to the polls in Winnipeg...
VANCOUVER—British Columbia’s premier chastised the teachers’ union and urged its members to cast aside strike action on Wednesday, inciting a defensive response from the teachers’ federation....
BOUCHERVILLE, Que.—Brian Mulroney appeared to be in good health on the eve of the 30th anniversary of his first election as prime minister on Sept. 4,...
VICTORIA—Black eyes, numerous stitches and guns put in her mouth convinced Robin Russell she would be better off taking her chances with death rather than continue...
THE PAS, Man.—A Manitoba man has admitted to firing one blast from a shotgun when gang members crashed his 20th birthday party. Alexander Sanderson pleaded guilty...
HALIFAX—The Nova Scotia government will prohibit high-volume hydraulic fracturing for onshore shale gas, saying Wednesday the ban will remain in place until the province’s population is...