Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is extending a program that funds 400 local reporting jobs across the country. Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge says Ottawa will spend another $58.8 million to continu...

OTTAWA - Ask Brian Mulroney's chief political rival about the former prime minister's greatest success, and the answer runs through Quebec. Jean Chrtien cites Mulroney's 1984 breakthrough, which deliv...

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says police need judicial authorization to obtain a computer's internet protocol address, calling the identification number a crucial link between a person and the...

WINNIPEG - A landmark intersection in Winnipeg could soon be open again to pedestrians. Mayor Scott Gillingham says he's in favour of reopening the intersection of Portage Avenue and Main Street by th...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Commons to stay empty after Brian Mulroney's death Members of Parliament are ab...

OTTAWA - The bill Health Minister Mark Holland tabled in the House of Commons Thursday is only the first step toward a possible pharmacare program. But the legislation does lay down a road map for how...

OTTAWA - Members of Parliament are absent from the House of Commons as Canadians mourn the death of former prime minister Brian Mulroney. The flag atop the Peace Tower is flying at half-mast in tribut...

OTTAWA - Legislation that commits the federal government to long-term funding of the national child care system is poised to become law. The bill aims to enshrine the system into law, making it harder...

VICTORIA - The mother of a University of British Columbia doctoral student is suing organizers of a martial arts tournament where she says he was "battered" by an opponent before falling into a vegeta...

OTTAWA - Former prime minister Brian Mulroney is dead at 84. His family announced late Thursday that the former Tory leader died peacefully, surrounded by loved ones. He served as Canada's 18th prime ...