Category: Canada

The Canadian telecommunications industry wants stiffer penalties for copper wire thieves, who they say are repeatedly causing outages that can leave thousands of customers without service when they cut the wire off telephone poles to sell for scrap metal.

The federal government now says Birju Dattani, the new head of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, did disclose the alias he used to make controversial social media posts — after it initially claimed that information was never shared before he was hired.

A 29-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a woman he followed into a public washroom at a North York library had allegedly removed the ankle monitor he was required to wear when he was released from custody.

Edmonton police are releasing photos of a vehicle whose occupants they believe may have seen activity related to a recent homicide in the Mill Creek Ravine.

Southern Ontario set to experience aphelion on July 5  InsideHalton.comWhat Is Aphelion? Earth Reaches Its Greatest Distance From the Sun on Friday  The New York Times

Vancouver’s magnificent mountain vistas will be front and centre at city hall next week, when councillors will debate whether to ease view protection rules to make room for more construction.

Simon Nash spent days scrambling to clean and collect extra children’s play equipment after thieves got away with a custom-made portable playground.

Hourly minimum wages increased in several Canadian provinces this spring with more on the horizon, which economists say will likely impact workers and businesses differently.

A free concert by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, a massive west side block party and a celebration of Latin American culture are among the many events to check out in Vancouver this weekend.

Calgary police have charged a man with second-degree murder after a fatal shooting inside a hotel in the city’s southeast last spring.