Category Archives: Canada

EDMONTON - A teen boy who helped savagely beat a 63-year-old youth home worker has been sentenced to two years for aggravated assault. The youth, who is 16, had been found not guilty of attempted murd...

VICTORIA - British Columbia’s finance minister is dropping hints the blueprint for the province’s proposed speculation tax is being redrawn after a homeowner backlash. Carole James introdu...

OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau intends next week to tour regions of the country that are heavily reliant on the steel and aluminum industries in a show of solidarity for those who would be hurt the most by t...

VANCOUVER - Nearly 8,500 homes have been declared vacant or underused in Vancouver after the submission deadline passed for the city’s new empty homes tax. The figure not only includes propertie...

MERRITT, B.C. - A decision by city council to reject a proposed rainbow crosswalk near a school in Merritt, B.C., has led community members to offer other locations for the colourful symbol of inclusi...

A recent rampage by a group of masked vandals describing themselves as “the ungovernables” has turned up the volume on long-simmering conversations around gentrification in one southern On...

TORONTO - Ontario’s Liberal government is breaking its promise to maintain a balanced budget this year, saying its upcoming fiscal plan will run a deficit in order to fund programs for seniors, ...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s Liberal government says it will table the 2018-19 provincial budget on March 20. Premier Stephen McNeil has said the province intends to present its third consecutive bal...

NEWMARKET, Ont. - Police and the family of a woman struck and killed while crossing a street in a town north of Toronto are appealing for witnesses to come forward. Canadian author and columnist Gordo...

EDMONTON - A Edmonton homeless man whose spontaneous piano performance was viewed on the internet by millions of people has died. Ryan Arcand, 46, died last weekend in a supportive housing complex whe...