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Bell and Rogers say new rules mandating that Canadian carriers sell unlocked phones have triggered a rise in phone thefts. But their submission to the CRTC is short on numbers and details. ...

Some scientists believe human activity and technology have pushed us into a new geological epoch called the Anthropocene. What they still need to figure out though, is exactly when this turning point ...

An anonymous group issued a news release saying the act is a response to the city of Victoria, B.C., removing its statue of Canada's first prime minister.

A family member of Tina Fontaine's is planning to let her memorial site be.

There are growing calls across the country for a handgun ban after a recent spate of shootings, but the new head of the RCMP isn't convinced.

Former United Nations Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan has died in a hospital in Bern, Switzerland.

Thousands of stranded people were waiting for rescue Saturday and officials pleaded for more help as relentless monsoon floods battered the south Indian state of Kerala, where more than 190 have died ...

Special counsel Robert Mueller recommends in a court filing that a judge sentence former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos to up to six months in prison for lying to federal agents investigating...

Tesla shares fell Friday after CEO Elon Musk admitted in an interview with the New York Times that stress is taking a heavy toll on him.

Former U.S. security officials issued scathing rebukes to President Donald Trump, admonishing him for yanking a top former spy chief's security clearance in what they cast as an act of political venge...

Rona Ambrose's former riding remains staunchly Conservative after a Monday byelection that saw the Tory candidate romp to victory.

A Catholic school trustee candidate who lost in last week's civic election is questioning why the school her children have attended for six years asked to see her baptismal certificate.Mom-of-three Kristin Heimbecker said Monday she's worried her chi...

The father of a missing 3-year-old North Texas girl was arrested Monday after voluntarily giving new answers to investigators’ questions about his daughter’s disappearance.

The Alberta government launched its annual influenza immunization program to the public Monday in the hopes of seeing a significant uptick in participation this season.The province spent $12.1 million this year to obtain 1.6 million doses, which woul...

Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, visited Edmonton in July, joining hundreds of volunteers who devoted their time and effort to help build affordable housing in Alberta’s capital city.

Toujours en tête des intentions de vote, la CAQ de François Legault ne doit rien tenir pour acquis : près d’un électeur sur deux se dit volage.

Alors que les commotions cérébrales se multiplient au Québec et frappent plusieurs vedettes du monde du sport, les fédérations sportives entretiennent le secret autour des statistiques qu’elles détiennent sur ce fléau.

Ainsi, selon certaines personnes qui voient du racisme partout, Maxime Bernier serait xénophobe parce qu’il a — enfer et damnation ! — osé critiquer le multiculturalisme à outrance de Justin Trudeau.

Difficile de passer après le flamboyant gala ComediHa ! de la veille, dans lequel Véronique Cloutier avait tout arraché. Mario Tessier et Véronique Claveau ont néanmoins livré vendredi, au Palais Montcalm, un gala divertissant, mais qui a inév...

Un média d’État nord-coréen a demandé samedi à Donald Trump de prendre «des décisions audacieuses» pour faire avancer la dénucléarisation.

In the 19th century, a lady’s calling card was, well, her calling card. These perfumed rectangles of paper could convey many messages to the gentleman who received one, depending on which corner was folded down and the French abbreviations she fest...

The tenant of a south London townhouse destroyed by an explosion in 2014 said in court Monday that she received a panicked call from a man charged with arson and drug offences.

Police and students leaders are asking St. Patrick’s Day revellers to be on their best behavior as the dark memory of a destructive March 17 six years ago still lingers.

The London Free Press is taking a big digital step forward — and we’re bringing our 160-year tradition of journalistic excellence with us.

Elgin OPP say a body recovered from Lake Erie Saturday is a man who had been previously reported missing to London police.

The Trudeau Liberals may have promised to ramp up Canada’s involvement in peacekeeping, but new UN figures show that Canada had fewer peacekeepers deployed on missions in September than at any point in recent memory — including under the Harper C...

Britain says it will give Canada the two shipwrecks once commanded by John Franklin that lie at the heart of one of this country’s most compelling Arctic myths.

A Canadian civil liberties group is accusing Dalhousie University of censoring the political expression of a student leader under investigation for her social media comments.

The niqab conversation in Canada isn’t going away anytime soon. Don’t think that whatever happens with Quebec’s Bill 62, whether it lives or dies, is going to neatly solve the issue and put it to bed for good.

Former Ontario premier Bob Rae has been named a special envoy to Myanmar.

Those opposed to the Conexus building in Wascana had plenty of opportunity to put forth a protest back then, but didn't, writes Adrian Leusink

There are so many unanswered questions as the Saskatchewan Roughriders prepared to face the visiting Calgary Stampeders on Sunday.

"I hope we can all appreciate this is a no win situation for all involved."

Professor Jim Silver will discuss his work — helping transform north Winnipeg for the better — in Regina on Monday.

"We've given them to people that have nowhere to go at the end of the day because the shelters are full."

HALIFAX — A study showing a dearth of minority judges in Canada has advocates suggesting the country must seize a unique opportunity to increase racial diversity in a “judiciary of whiteness.” “After many years of saying this ...

We analyzed the numbers to see the effects of the province's graduated licensing program.

B.C.’s finance minister says the provincial government is taking a City of Vancouver proposal to impose a tax on vacant homes seriously, despite the province’s general reluctance to seek solutions to the region’s housing affordabili...

Spurred on by a poll showing three-quarters of British Columbians supporting a heightened minimum wage, John Horgan looks to be gambling that Justin Trudeau's left-ward shift is the way to electoral victory.

Eleven B.C. residents have acquired travel-related Zika virus in the seven months since public health officials started testing for the mosquito-borne virus.

“We have a serious challenge in this city with pedestrians, cyclists and even motorists losing their lives," says Councillor Jaye Robinson. “We have to roll out every tool we can to counter that.”

Environment Canada said people can expect even more torrential rains throughout the night with thunderstorms coming in from the west. The agency says rainfall is forecasted to exceed 50 mm in parts of the city.

Diamond’s lawyer told the Star he expects his client will be vindicated and that a Law Society of Ontario investigation represents Diamond and his firm “unfairly and incorrectly.”

In Part 2 of a series looking at the urban-suburban divide, data shows the search for reasonable rentals is something Torontonians from downtown to North York, Etobicoke to Scarborough struggle with.

The voices of picketing union members could be heard nearby as Mayor John Tory spoke ahead of the opening of the 140th Canadian National Exhibition.

Since Surrey RCMP said Friday they had implemented successful strategies to combat gun violence, there have been three more shootings.

A B.C. Supreme Court ruling allowing a terminally-ill woman a medically-assisted death has not opened the door to nurses now participating in hastened death, the College of Registered Nurse of B.C. said Monday.

The vast majority of government-funded long-term care homes for seniors in B.C. do not meet Ministry of Health staffing guidelines. The Residential Care Facilities Quick Facts Directory, a report released recently by the Office of the Seniors Advocat...

Now that the least is expected of them — or wanted from them, if you ask the draftists — the Vancouver Canucks have built their longest winning streak of the season. It began five days ago. It took the Canucks six months and 79 National H...

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The city could expropriate according to Section 28 of the Ontario Planning Act. That provision allows expropriation on the basis of a community improvement plan, for which the hospital could have been an anchor.

The defending Ontario Football Conference champion Windsor AKO Fratmen have some work to do.

Local philanthropist Al Quesnel on Friday helped ensure the local hospice will remain in a good financial position for a little while thanks to his $1 million donation to the local palliative care centre.

The third annual Ouellette Car Cruise on Friday night saw vintage, classic, custom, collector, retro and special-interest vehicles, street rods and muscle cars taking to Windsor's streets.

Two Windsor men were each arrested as a result of separate thefts in the same Riverside neighbourhood over the past week.

The father of a missing 3-year-old North Texas girl was arrested Monday after voluntarily giving new answers to investigators’ questions about his daughter’s disappearance.

Manitoba’s new Liberal leader said he won’t add to his seat count by wooing one of the province’s two independent MLAs.

Manitobans could eventually buy legal marijuana along with their beer at some vendors, if a hotel association pitch succeeds.

Police are asking the public to help identify a young boy whose body was found on a beach in Southeast Texas.

Uber announced more than 11,000 Manitobans are on board with its goal to offer rides in the province, just as the taxi industry vowed to lobby for strict rules to govern such companies.