St George News

The world's oldest birchbark canoe will remain in its native Canada. The National University of Ireland, Galway announced Tuesday that it will donate the Maliseet Birchbark Canoe - also known as the Grandfather Akwiten canoe - to the Canadian people.

A Canadian is English, or French, or Italian, East Indian, Chinese, Filipino, German, Ethiopian, Chilean, Somalian, Ghanian, Polish, Ukrainian, Korean, Iranian, Russian, Thai or Greek.

Tim Hortons returns to its Canadian roots Parent firm files to shift ownership from U.S. to north of the border By DAVID FRIEND The Canadian Press Tue.

Canada has had many flags over the years, evidence of its evolving identity and the origins of those who helped build this country.

Allsco Building Products will celebrate the opening of the largest vinyl window, door and siding superstore in Atlantic Canada at a reception in the new St.

A $1-billion lifeline Ottawa has extended to the forestry sector will help firms shave costs on energy but only begins to match the controversial U.S. tax credit program it is meant to address.

RCMP are investigating a possible arson in the Bay St. George community of Kippens Saturday in which a house was completely destroyed by fire.

Following what may be the first instance of a municipal council deciding to a oeBuy It Nowa during a regular meeting, a medal awarded to the family of a soldier from Caradoc Township who was killed at Vimy Ridge in the World War I has been acquired by Museum Strathroy-Caradoc. The Memorial Cross was given to the family of Charles Perring after he ...

Investment will create jobs, stimulate local economy TORONTO, May 25 /CNW/ - The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, and the Honourable George Smitherman, Deputy Premier and Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, today announced an investment of $73.9 million to modernize facilities and boost research and training at Ryerson University, ...

Ontario's colleges and universities are going on a building spree courtesy of federal stimulus cash and provincial dough.

TORONTO, May 25 /CNW/ - The University of Toronto is the recipient of $151 million from the federal and provincial governments through the Knowledge Infrastructure Program, UofT announced today.

Results were announced this week from the 29th edition of the All Canadian Wine Championships , Canada's longest running national wine competition, held each year in the warm terroir of Windsor, Ont.

Lloyd Cooke kept his hand in the fish business until the day he died - on Saturday morning at 69.

That number will likely rise to three May 3 when the Grammy-winning songwriter postpones her St.

If you have studded tires on your vehicle, Friday is the deadline for removing them.

Renowned international diamond expert and jewelry designer Sir Gabi Tolkowsky will return to Moncton next month.

St. Thomas University will confer an honorary degree on New Brunswick fiddle master Ned Landry at its 99th spring convocation in Fredericton on May 10.

'You are not going to stop me' With those chilling words, a gunman took over a jet filled with sun-seekers. But a brave crew quickly defused the crisis Apr 21, 2009 04:30 AM Comments on this story Raveena Aulakh IN TORONTO Andrew Chung IN HALIFAX Just as a young man wielding a handgun stormed a CanJet plane sitting on the tarmac at Montego Bay ...

As passengers of a hijacked CanJet plane returned home or headed on to their vacations on Monday night, family in Canada were reacting to the news of the ordeal.

Members of Claude Mbaya Wa Bitoka's family were choking back tears of anger and frustration yesterday after a suspicious fire destroyed their mini-van and forced them to flee from their Lewis Street apartment.