VANCOUVER — A young Sri Lankan man crammed into the cargo hold of a ship with nearly 500 others had only one thing on his mind — getting to the promised land called Canada.
OTTAWA — More newcomers will have access to federal loans to help get their professional training up to Canadian standards as part of today’s federal budget.
VANCOUVER — Ross Rebagliati says he's been waiting 17 years for marijuana to go mainstream, and he's convinced the issue is so hot that politicians will be forced to address legalization in the upcoming federal election.
TORONTO — The father of three-year-old Kingston, Ont., twins who underwent potentially life-saving liver transplants couldn't hold back tears as he thanked the anonymous donor who made the surgery possible for the second girl.
VANCOUVER — A lawyer for the B.C. government is defending the province's decision to issue environmental approval for the Site C dam.
HALIFAX — A class-action lawsuit has been filed over last month's plane crash at the Halifax airport, alleging that passengers suffered physical and psychological injuries as a result, a law firm said Tuesday.