Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - After 14 months of hand-wringing, there’s a new North American trade pact. Here’s an early look at some of the winners and losers in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement: WIN...

Environmental groups say a new trade deal between the United States, Canada and Mexico continues to coddle a fossil fuel economy that needs to shift in the face of climate change. “(Prime Minist...

MONTREAL - The head of Quebec’s anti-corruption unit is stepping down next month. Robert Lafreniere has been the organization’s commissioner since 2011. His second mandate was set to end i...

FREDERICTON - The Fredericton Police Force is bolstering its front line emergency response capabilities in the wake of a deadly summer shooting that claimed the lives of four people, including two pol...

TORONTO - A class-action lawsuit has been proposed in Canada against Facebook following a security breach that put the accounts of tens of millions of users at risk. The social media company announced...

A week after New Brunswickers voted in a provincial election that proved to be a surprising cliffhanger, confusion remains over who will lead the province. But it doesn’t have to be this way, ac...

OTTAWA - After more than a year of talks, Canada finalized a revamped free-trade deal with the United States and Mexico. The new deal, dubbed the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, will replace t...

Here’s what political and industry leaders are saying about the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement: ____ “It’s an agreement that, when enacted, will be good for Canadian workers, good ...

TORONTO - More than 1,000 wooden crosses representing lives lost to drug overdoses were placed outside Ontario’s legislature on Monday as advocates called on the province to maintain and expand ...

CALGARY - The Bank of Canada is looking at the key questions around the design of a digital currency and the issues surrounding such an idea, a senior Bank of Canada official said Monday. However, dep...