Category Archives: Canada

WASHINGTON - Senators voted Friday to send Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination for a broader vote on Capitol Hill - but not before the man holding the swing vote helped negotiate a last-m...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia has hit its largest population yet, and is ever-so-slowly closing in on one million people. Statistics Canada says there are now almost 959,942 people in the province, thanks to ...

OTTAWA - A new connection in the trading relationship between Canada and the United States will cost $5.7 billion, with one senior official vowing the Gordie Howe bridge will elbow its way through any...

TORONTO - Ryan Halladay was 39 when he began noticing blood in his stool. Doctors he visited over the next few months weren’t too concerned, dismissing the bleeding as likely being caused by hem...

HALIFAX - A young Halifax woman who was allegedly sexually assaulted by British sailors broke down in tears Friday after a defence lawyer suggested her testimony was “scripted.” Under cros...

OTTAWA - Strength in the manufacturing sector helped the Canadian economy grow more than expected in July and boost expectations the Bank of Canada will raise its key interest rate next month. Statist...

BANFF, Alta. - Mexico will continue to support bringing Canada into its trade agreement with the United States even if its North American neighbours fail to reach an accord by the U.S. deadline of thi...

Five stories in the news for Friday, Sept. 28 ___ KENNEY, FORD TO HOLD ANTI-CARBON TAX RALLY Alberta’s United Conservative Party has invited Ontario Premier Doug Ford to Calgary for a “Scr...

CAMPBELL RIVER, Canada - It’s no sin to use a mobile device during Sunday service at the Campbell River Baptist Church. Pastor Jeff Germo calls it a blessing when he sees parishioners in the pew...

OTTAWA - Staring at a potential strike or lockout as early as next week, top officials at Canada Post and the union representing 50,000 of the Crown agency’s employees are to meet over the weeke...