MONTREAL - Talks between Air Canada (TSX:AC.B) and the union representing its mechanics and technical staff will likely continue through the weekend as the airline tries to obtain a wage freeze and...

Posted on: Friday, 3 July 2009, 13:25 CDT A Canadian man drove into Montreal Friday to deliver 2,500 pairs of white underwear to homeless men as part of his cross-country Underwear Tour. Brent...

Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrived in Ottawa Friday afternoon for an official visit to Canada. Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon and International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda...

Jesse Lumsden has a dislocated shoulder, but more tests are needed to determine how long the Edmonton Eskimos' star running back will be out of action, says head coach Richie Hall. Lumsden injured...

Matthew David Mikolajczyk is an escapee from the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital at Colony Farm in Port Coquitlam who is wanted on a Canada-wide...

OTTAWA — Canada's ability to watch over its coastlines and the Arctic will get a boost early next year when an orbiting satellite is upgraded, allowing it to better conduct surveillance of...

The Saskatchewan Party government is proposing legislation that would allow the province's marriage commissioners to refuse to perform same-sex marriages. In a news release Friday, the government...

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — The convoy that transports Canada's top soldier in Afghanistan hit a roadside bomb Friday, killing one member of the general's tactical team and injuring five...

An aerial view of Duck Pond in Newfoundland, which became part of Teck through the acquisition of Aur Resources in August 2007. Now the Chinese Investment Corp. is looking to invest in Teck...

The Grouse Grind trail on Vancouver's North Shore reopened Friday afternoon after being closed due to falling rock. The trail reopened at 4 p.m. PT after the steep mountain path was closed Thursday...

Baffinland Iron Mines may have to consider other routes to ship ore from its proposed Mary River mine site in Nunavut, due to public concerns presented to environmental assessors earlier this year. ...

General Motors Corp. confirmed Friday that it has received a non-binding offer for its Opel division from the holding company of a Chinese automaker. GM Europe spokesman Christopher Preuss refused...

Their Majesties Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan are on a 10-day state visit to Canada starting July 3, 2009 that will take them through Quebec, Ontario and...

Saskatoon's taxi industry, a source of frustration for users who complain there aren't enough cabs on the road, hailed a new era Friday as a rebranded fleet of vehicles emerged to offer a competing...

Marilyn Holsten outside VGH after completing one of her 5 day a week dialysis treatments, Vancouver, July 02. She is facing eviction due to her use of medical marijuana which she uses to combat ghost...

A 39-year-old Toronto woman has invested more than $10,000 in the search for her missing dog and doesn't plan on stopping until the crucial member of her family is returned safe and sound.Tommy, a...

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA--(Marketwire - July 3, 2009) - Mr. Rod Bruinooge, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Canada's Minister of State (Science and...

VANCOUVER -- A back injury will prevent soccer legend Zinedine Zidane from playing a charity soccer match Saturday in Vancouver, but the game has been rescheduled for July 12. The game will be...

TORONTO -- Canada's finance minister said Friday that the country's economic recovery will likely be modest and job losses will mount into 2010 even after growth has begun.Jim Flaherty gave his most...

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — The convoy that transports Canada's top soldier in Afghanistan hit a roadside bomb Friday, killing one member of the general's tactical team and injuring five...

At time when the U.S. and Canada are pouring tens of billions of dollars into General Motors Corp. to give the bankrupt automaker a new lease on life, why is Mexico flying under the...

Posted on: Friday, 3 July 2009, 13:17 CDT Canada's annual Calgary Stampede got under way Friday as divorce consultants prepared for their own surge in unhappy couples after the 10-day event. ...

View larger image Japanese Emperor Akihito (left) and Empress Michiko (centre right) are escorted by Minister of Foreign Affairs Lawrence Cannon (centre left) and Minister of International Trade Bev...

Priscilla Lopes-Schliep was the only Canadian to crack the podium Friday at the Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway, turning in a third-place finish in the 100-metre hurdles. Former world champion and...

A Quebec court has granted authorization to launch a class-action lawsuit against Groupe Aeroplan Inc., after the company began to cancel points accumulated in its loyalty program for those who did...

Deputy Managing Editor Harold Munro gives an update on the stories that the editors and reporters of The Vancouver Sun are working on for publication in tomorrow's newspaper and...

Bronx, NY (Sports Network) - Robinson Cano and Alex Rodriguez each homered as the New York Yankees doubled up Toronto, 4-2, in the opener of a four-game set. Mark Teixeira added a hit and an RBI for...

Several sanitation workers, members of Local 416 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, sat in canvas folding chairs in the shade today by the hockey rink in Christie Pits park, eating sunflower...

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OLYMPIA, Wash. -- A second daily Amtrak train will operate between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia, through the 2010 Winter Olympics. The Washington Transportation...

Edmonton registered its 14th homicide of the year on July 1 — an apparent stabbing in front of a busload of stunned Canada Day revellers on 100th Street, south of Jasper...

A plan to run a second train between Seattle and Vancouver during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games is back on track. Talks to extend Amtrak's Cascades service to British Columbia had been stalled for...

VANCOUVER — Former French soccer star Zinedine Zidane attracted a large crowd of media and well-wishers Friday as he whisked into a summer camp on the city's east side for an appearance.Zidane...

A former Edmonton police officer was fined $8,000 plus victim surcharges for causing a fiery crash last spring that injured four teenagers. Douglas Kurtis Brown has also been banned from driving a...

OTTAWA, July 3 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrived in Ottawa on Friday afternoon on the first leg of their 15-day visit to Canada and the U.S. state of Hawaii....

The Saskatchewan government is looking to introduce legislation that would let provincial marriage commissioners refuse to perform same-sex marriages for religious...

Wiggles the pig is seen in his new home with Toronto Humane Society animal cruelty officer Tre Smith. (THS handout) Hopefully no big bad wolf blows this house down. Wiggles the pig now has a house...

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - July 3, 2009) - The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of National Revenue and Minister of State (Agriculture) is encouraging all potential applicants to apply...

Denis Protti has received medical treatment at several hospitals and doctors' offices around B.C. and the world, but none ever shared information with each other.And that's very frustrating for the...

A 39-year-old Toronto woman has invested more than $10,000 in the search for her missing dog and doesn't plan on stopping until the crucial member of her family is returned safe and sound.Tommy, a...

LAVAL, Que. - A Quebec judge has fined a man more than $40,000 for publishing photos and videos online of himself and his ex-girlfriend engaging in sexual acts. Superior Court Justice Sylviane...

Airdrie is threatening to shut off water to homes without new meters. About 8,000 homes in the small city north of Calgary are on the list for upgrades. Residents will be given five notices,...

Cpl. Nicholas Bulger, 30, from Peterborough, Ont., was killed when convoy which transports Canada’s top soldier in Afghanistan hit a roadside bomb. Five others were...

The RCMP busted a boatload of bootlegged booze after spotting a number of intoxicated people on a lake outside a reserve in northern Manitoba. Police had received a tip several days ago that...

BG International will exercise its right to buy a 45 per cent stake in a natural gas property off the coast of Trinidad from Canadian Superior Energy Inc., the two companies announced...

LIMASSOL, Cyprus -- Two Polish men were arrested Thursday in connection with the suspected strangulation of a 38-year-old Ukrainian-born Canadian who was found in a gorge by a passerby Wednesday,...

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko embarked Friday on a 15-day visit to Canada and Hawaii to promote good will and friendship as well as to interact with people of Japanese ancestry...

TORONTO - Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (10,288.01, up 42.10 points): Teck Resources Ltd....

TORONTO — Canadian stocks inched slightly higher Friday in a slow day of trading marked by the Fourth of July holiday long weekend south of the border.With U.S. markets closed, The S&P/TSX...

As expected, the lawyer for an Alberta woman found guilty of second degree murder in the death of her newborn son, has officially launched an...

The Toronto Blue Jays, making their first appearance at a new Yankee Stadium, were welcomed by a familiar face on Friday. However, New York Yankees pitcher A.J. Burnett wasn't a very courteous host...