Beyond Local

To catch up on the backlog, Service Canada doubled the number of employees processing passports since March, and workers racked up thousands of hours of overtime

Learning about fish sounds will help scientists understand, preserve and restore habitat drowned by noise from ships and boats

The central bank also released its latest economic forecast and said it expects inflation to come down significantly this year

'I really think this would be the best decision for me. I've researched it. This is an informed decision,' said local man seeking MAID, not for terminal illness, but due to lack of hope

While each operates slightly differently, the basic premise of a low-cost airline is that travellers receive stripped-down service in exchange for low basic fares

The remains of Cpl. Percy Howarth, a soldier in the First World War, were discovered during a munitions clearing process in Vendin-le-Vieil, France, in 2011, but it would take 10 years of experts digging through his family tree to find a living relative before he could be identified

Odelia and Nerissa Quewezance were convicted in 1994 of second-degree murder in the death of 70-year-old farmer Anthony Joseph Dolff

China’s population has begun to decline 9-10 years earlier than Chinese officials predicted and the United Nation projected

Grocery prices were up 11 per cent in December compared with a year ago, Statistics Canada said this week

The Minnesota Lynx, whose roster features Canadians Bridget Carleton and Natalie Achonwa, will play the Chicago Sky at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena in a pre-season matchup on May 13