Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - Tom Mulcair was praised by friends and political foes alike Thursday as he prepared to retire from Parliament with a call for Canada to be a champion of democracy in the world. More than a de...

COCHRANE, Alta. - An Alberta family that has been looking for its beloved parrot since it flew the coop almost a year ago is hoping an unexpected tip could lead to the feathery fugitive’s wherea...

TORONTO - Vowing to stand with the federal Liberals, Ontario’s Progressive Conservative premier-designate said he will travel widely in the United States in a bid to help bolster continuing and ...

AJAX, Ont. - A group of Canadian and U.S. mayors says the economies in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River area are tightly integrated and the imposition of trade tariffs would impact both sides of...

OTTAWA - A Commons committee that spent over a year looking at economic barriers facing Canadian women has released a sweeping list of recommendations it believes could provide a path toward full equa...

OTTAWA - A total of 35 cases of harassment were brought to the attention of the House of Commons human resources officer over the past year - the majority of which were inquiries only, according to a ...

SAGUENAY, Que. - Federal leaders converged on Quebec’s Saguenay region Thursday, hoping to sway voters four days before a byelection in the area. “What I’m seeing is people coming to...

MONTREAL - While the roller derby of today might not quite provide the crazy and often violent entertainment the sport offered in the 1960s and ’70s, the 24 women’s leagues in Canada are a...

CALGARY - Riding around in the back of the Canadian men’s ski team van and reading The Economist directed the course of Scott Hutcheson’s life. He decided to go back to school - he’d...

CALGARY - The Transportation Safety Board sent investigators to Calgary International Airport on Thursday after a WestJet passenger plane was forced to return after taking off. The board said there wa...