Category Archives: Canada

Seven stories in the news for Thursday, Sept. 13 --- TORONTO POLITICIANS MEET TO DISCUSS COUNCIL SLASHING BILL Toronto politicians will gather today for an emergency meeting to weigh their options aft...

MONTREAL - The thorny issue of immigration sparked the most animated exchanges during the Quebec leaders’ debate Thursday, with the front-runner in the polls having to defend his position to exp...

SASKATOON - Canada’s negotiating team spent several hours Wednesday updating Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the state of NAFTA talks and getting his marching orders for the days ahead. Foreign...

OTTAWA - The federal government has agreed to pay $100 million to settle a four-year legal battle with disabled veterans, who had launched a class-action lawsuit after some of their financial benefits...

RIVERVIEW, N.B. - New Brunswick’s Progressive Conservative leader dropped a bombshell during the first televised leaders’ debate of the provincial election campaign, claiming Liberal Premi...

TORONTO - Taking high-dose folic acid during pregnancy does not prevent pre-eclampsia in women at elevated risk for the potentially deadly condition, a Canadian-led international study has found. The ...

CALGARY - The Canadian government supports a Calgary bid for the 2026 Winter Games should the city go ahead. It has said so via the federal sports minister and social media. The government of Alberta&...

NEW YORK - Norm Macdonald’s comments about the MeToo movement and fellow comedians Louis C.K. and Roseanne Barr led to the “The Tonight Show” cancelling his appearance and spurred ap...

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau is looking at targeted measures to enhance Canada’s competitiveness rather than broad-based corporate tax cuts, sources say. For months, the federal Libera...

WINNIPEG - First Nation families say they struggled to get wheelchairs, beds and other health-care services for their children before Ottawa adopted Jordan’s Principle. The principle, which requ...