VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has approved its most expensive mega project with the construction of an $8.8 billion dam on the Peace River that Premier Christy Clark says marks a historic milestone that will be felt for a century.
Neil MacKenzie of B.C.'s Criminal Justice Branch says the case against Robert Widdifield went to trial in the fall and a decision was handed down in Nanaimo, B.C., on Tuesday.
HUNTSVILLE, Ont. — An Ontario man charged by American authorities four years ago in an alleged US$70 million Ponzi scheme has been arrested after arriving at Toronto's Pearson International airport.
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — One of four people charged in the disappearance of 31 rare sheep east of Toronto has been convicted of transporting an animal under quarantine.
TORONTO — The mother of a Canadian soldier who was sent a one-penny government cheque after her son killed himself following a tour of duty in Afghanistan deserves a Memorial Cross, supporters say in a new petition.
OTTAWA — Billions in federal funding left unspent each year is a sign of good financial management, says the minister who controls the government's purse strings.