Category Archives: Canada

VANCOUVER - A foreign buyers tax will do little to cool the British Columbia housing markets where it’s been expanded, as international purchasers make up only a small percentage of sales and la...

WASHINGTON - Canadians are getting a close-up view this week on how American state governors are working to preserve NAFTA by trying to dissuade President Donald Trump from starting the withdrawal pro...

OTTAWA - The Immigration and Refugee Board can only go so far to manage historic numbers of asylum claims and it’s now up to the Liberals to decide what kind of refugee system it wants, say refu...

TORONTO - Airbnb is rolling out a new tier of rentals in Toronto that have been inspected and verified in-person by staff. A press release from the home-rental organization says its new Airbnb Plus pr...

OTTAWA - Canada is looking at ways to help other countries boost the number of female peacekeepers, despite itself having only a handful of Canadian women in blue helmets and berets. Global Affairs Ca...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s highest court has upheld the convictions of a former teacher who sexually abused two teenage students. Amy Hood of Stellarton, N.S., was found guilty in April 2016 of sex...

OTTAWA - New Democrat MP Erin Weir says he remains in the dark about any specific allegations of harassment against him, despite the party’s deadline for complaints having come and gone. “...

VANCOUVER - Eric Pateman says a new health care tax in British Columbia will add about $30,000 to the annual payroll costs for his Vancouver restaurant, and with tight profit margins there is little r...

OTTAWA - Boeing has been officially approved to participate in the multibillion-dollar competition to replace Canada’s CF-18 fighter jets - though the U.S. aerospace giant insists it still hasn&...

TORONTO - Ontario aims to reduce elevator outages under legislation introduced Thursday that would make the province one of the first jurisdictions in the world to establish standards for elevator rep...