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Winnipeg youth gets probation for setting shed at former football field on fire

WINNIPEG — A Winnipeg teenager has been sentenced to two years probation for setting a dangerous and costly fire at …

NDP leader says she’s not stepping down after disappointing election results

TORONTO—NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says she isn’t going anywhere. She says she’s talked to many New Democrats and they still …

North Korea calls US movie about plot to assassinate Kim Jong Un an “act of war”

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s take on an upcoming American comedy about a plot to assassinate leader Kim Jong …

Christine Elliott, Flaherty’s widow, to make bid to lead Ontario Tories: sources

TORONTO — Sources say the widow of former federal finance minister Jim Flaherty plans to take another shot at leading …

Temporary foreign worker changes do little to calm debate in B.C.

VANCOUVER — The federal government’s planned overhaul of the temporary foreign worker program has done little to calm debate in …

Winnipeg gang leader caught running operations on jailhouse phone

WINNIPEG — A Winnipeg gang leader has been sentenced to five years in prison after being recorded on a jailhouse …

Two bodies found inside submerged truck in Saskatchewan’s Beaver River

BEAUVAL, Saskatchewan — An RCMP dive team has found two bodies inside a submerged vehicle near Beauval, Sask. Officials were able …

Accused at murder trial says woman died after night spent drinking heavily

SASKATOON — A man accused of first-degree murder in the death of a young woman he met in a bar …

Trade union asks court to scrutinize foreign work permits for B.C. energy plant

Veteran mediator declines to help end teachers strike in British Columbia

VANCOUVER — A veteran mediator has turned down a request to try to settle British Columbia’s teachers strike. B.C. Teachers …