Canada

At least 16 communities in southeast Saskatchewan declared or were in the process of declaring a state of emergency on Sunday after being slammed by torrential rains and flash floods. Read More »

Bell Canada says it supports so-called ‘pick-and-pay’ options for all television channels not included in basic packages and has proposed a new model to sustain local programming in an era of increasing consumer choice. Read More »

The Amber Alert for an abducted nine-month-old boy has been cancelled. Calgary police confirm Cruz Jovanovic was found safe and in good health in Riverbend at about 4:30am. Read More »

Chateauguay police said they received a report that a woman who’d been missing from the south shore community since last Sunday may have been spotted Thursday evening in Gatineau. Pictures were made public that appeared to suggest that the woman and two young children were the missing trio. Police said late Friday that the pictures were not of the missing ... Read More »

The driver of a Mazda 3 pulled over after being clocked at 170 Km/hr in a 100 Km/hr zone on Anthony Henday Dr on Thursday morning has been charged with child endangerment. Chad Orydzuk of the Edmonton Police Service says at around 7 a.m., EPS officers in an unmarked police vehicle were conducting traffic enforcement on Anthony Henday Dr near ... Read More »

The top Mountie in Quebec issued an apology to the National Congress of Italian-Canadians for how the RCMP named and described an organized-crime bust two weeks ago. On June 12, the RCMP released details on “Project Clemenza,” apparently named in reference to character Peter Clemenza in The Godfather series of novels and movies. The RCMP said that project Clemenza was ... Read More »

A male worker has been killed following a dump truck incident in Milton Friday morning. The victim is believed to be a construction worker, police said. Read More »

Western Canada High School sports teams will now be known as the Redhawks. The old name has been a point of contention for decades, especially with it’s logo. Some believed a First Nations logo, and the name wasn’t right. Read More »

Queer couples from around the world made history at Casa Loma on Thursday in what is believed to be the biggest LGBTQ marriage ceremony ever held in North America. Couples of all ages and backgrounds took part in Grand Pride Wedding at the century-old castle, including some from countries where gay marriage remains illegal, such as Ghana, Taiwan, and Australia. Read More »

The rebuilt Bluenose II could miss yet another sailing season, as a hydraulic system is designed and installed to fix major steering problems that continue to plague a vessel two years overdue and millions over budget. The Bluenose II was taken on its first sea trial Tuesday, returning to dock in Lunenburg during the afternoon after several hours on the ... Read More »

Police say the body found in the Otonabee River on Sunday is that of a man who had been visiting from Alberta and reported missing April 16. Read More »