Category Archives: Canada

Toronto police say a man is in custody after allegedly shooting himself in the foot and then crashing his car when he tried to flee the scene. Investigators say they received a call from a bystander a...

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says the conviction of two Reuters journalists for covering the Rohingya crisis undermines the rule of law and freedom of the press in Myanmar. Wa L...

TORONTO - A man was attending a memorial service for a homicide victim when he was shot dead in a waterfront park in downtown Toronto, investigators said Monday as they called on witnesses to come for...

Several Canadian actors say working a day job while employed in the biz is more common than some might think. The issue was thrust into the spotlight when a photo of “The Cosby Show” actor...

An American whale research organization says an ailing killer whale has been found alive just hours after it was announced the young orca had been separated from her family pod. In a Facebook post Mon...

OTTAWA - Restoring a work-life balance and better protections for part-time and temporary workers will be among the key focuses of a planned rewrite of Canada’s federal labour rules which are to...

TORONTO - Marchers in Toronto’s annual Labour Day Parade broke tradition on Monday, opting not to end the procession at Exhibition Place to show solidarity with stagehands who have been locked o...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Police in Newfoundland say a toddler has died and eight people were injured after a three-vehicle collision on Sunday afternoon. Officers with the Royal Newfoundland Constabul...

OTTAWA - The Liberals have been told to consider taxing robots that displace workers, letting people pay their tax bill in kind rather than with cash, and work to prevent income inequality before it h...

MONTREAL - Quebec’s campaigning politicians appealed to workers on Labour Day Monday, with two parties promising to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour. On Day 12 of the provincial election c...