Category Archives: Canada

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s Liberal government reconvened the legislature Tuesday for its earliest spring sitting since 1995, but tabled no major bills despite what’s seen as a full agenda in ...

VANCOUVER - Amie Peacock describes her mother as “a social butterfly,” but when she came to visit her in Vancouver from the Philippines a lack of friends and a language barrier left her mi...

OTTAWA - A leading NATO researcher says Canada should assume Russia will attempt to interfere in the 2019 federal election because that would serve the Kremlin’s purpose of helping destabilize t...

OTTAWA - Gender equality and a national pharmacare plan are expected to be two of the cornerstones of the federal budget when it is presented in the House of Commons Tuesday afternoon by Finance Minis...

TORONTO - Hedley’s opening act for Monday night’s concert in Quebec City was cancelled after rape allegations against the embattled band’s lead singer Jacob Hoggard recently emerged....

OKOTOKS, Alta. - A homeowner in rural Alberta who was held by police after shots were fired during a confrontation on his property over the weekend now faces charges. RCMP say Edouard Maurice faces th...

OTTAWA - The military is currently wrestling with the implications of marijuana legalization, Canada’s top general says - including time restrictions on using the drug before going on duty. R...

A timeline of the tumultuous events that followed the resignation of former Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown in January, and his bid to reclaim that post: Jan. 24: Patrick Brown calls a l...

TORONTO - For many people, one elephant may seem much like another - majestic trunked and tusked creatures that roam the African savannah and forests or often serve as domesticated beasts of burden in...

OTTAWA - Tuesday’s federal budget will establish a national advisory group with former Ontario health minister Eric Hoskins at the helm that will work towards setting up a Canada-wide pharmacare...