Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - The final budget of the Trudeau government’s mandate will scatter billions in fresh spending - on everything from pharmacare to retraining workers to first-time home buyers - as the Lib...

MONTREAL - An elusive Tunisian billionaire who disappeared from Canada as he was set to be deported to his homeland in 2016 resurfaced last week and is under arrest in France. Belhassen Trabelsi fell ...

OTTAWA - A preliminary hearing is set for October in the case of a public servant accused of leaking cabinet secrets about a $700-million naval contract. Matthew Matchett, a suspended Public Service a...

WEYBURN, Canada - A Saskatchewan city council that voted against building a group home for disabled adults in an upscale neighbourhood is reconsidering the application. A statement from Weyburn’...

VANCOUVER - First Nations and cities that have seen costly and damaging oil spills are supporting British Columbia’s efforts to require permits for companies transporting hazardous substances th...

HALIFAX - Millennials are more inclined to be perfectionists than previous generations, according to a new study that found a rise in perfectionism from 1990 to 2015. The study published in the Person...

SURREY, B.C. - The case of a rancher who has been missing in British Columbia since January is being treated as a suspicious disappearance by the RCMP. Sgt. Janelle Shoihet says members of the southea...

EDMONTON - Albertans are going to the polls in a spring election on April 16. Here’s a look at the leaders of the five parties that currently hold seats in the legislature: Derek Fildebrandt, Fr...

WINNIPEG - A pregnant woman who walked across the United States border into Manitoba was rescued after she became trapped in a snowbank and appeared to go into labour. Emerson-Franklin Reeve Dave Carl...

One expert calls it a “Dirty John” scenario: An alleged scam artist who woos victims with romance and charm. Simon Sherry, a clinical psychologist and professor in the Department of Psycho...