Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - A newly released summary of federal consultations says Canadians have wildly diverging views on banning handguns and assault-style firearms. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asked...

OTTAWA - The Canadian Forces have a new manual on how to respond to sexual misconduct, aiming to close many of the gaps identified in the military's policies on abuse in its ranks. But some concerns r...

TORONTO - Ontario's books won't be balanced within the Progressive Conservatives' mandate, but the government's first budget serves up an era of gradual belt-tightening with a side of booze. The Torie...

OTTAWA - Canadian steel producer Stelco is looking for more support from the federal government as the country's steel and aluminum producers grapple with punishing U.S. tariffs imposed on exports of ...

OTTAWA - NDP MP Don Davies says Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale has to use all "legitimate tools" at his disposal to ensure the RCMP investigates women's allegations of forced...

MONTREAL - In the early hours of the morning, when most Montrealers are asleep, below the city's surface subway maintenance workers are in a race against time. Between approximately 1 a.m. and 5 a.m.,...

WINNIPEG - Bruce Spence is used to driving around Manitoba and seeing people pointing at his personalized NDN CAR licence plate, honking their horns, giving him a thumbs up and bursting out laughing. ...

Quebec Premier Francois Legault says a far-right group whose opinions on a government immigration bill were published on the legislature website this week has the right to express ...

OTTAWA - Federal scientists are finalizing restrictions on a much-used class of pesticides to try to protect bees. The recommendations could be moot in less than a year, however, if the same agen...

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have used their majority on a House of Commons committee to block an opposition attempt to investigate the leak of confidential information about applicants for a se...