Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - One of the predominant themes of next week’s federal budget will be increasing the workforce participation of women - and recently released internal documents point to big economic bene...

OTTAWA - A clash of political ideals may be behind a perceived snub of Justin Trudeau that was making international headlines as the prime minister passed the mid-point of his week-long trip to India,...

MONTREAL - Social activists are denouncing a Quebec government practice that cuts off welfare payments if recipients leave the province for a week or more. The so-called 7/15 rule was introduced in 20...

It’s six pounds of roasted meat, tomatoes, onions and sweet garlic sauce atop a pizza-sized pita - and so far no one has been able to eat it all. Alexandra’s Pizza in Sydney, N.S., has bee...

OTTAWA - EDITORS: Kill and make no further use of Trudeau-India-Sikhs-Background, moved at 14:03 ET on Wednesday, Feb. 21. The story provides an incomplete picture of the Sikh community in Canada and ...

MONTREAL - Quebec restaurants that do not have a bar licence such as Montreal’s Ye Olde Orchard must sell a bowl of pasta or other small plates to patrons who just want to grab a pint of beer. I...

KELOWNA, B.C. - British Columbia’s wine merchants say an Alberta ban on their product is having a crushing impact on the grape business and they plan to go to court to try to stop it. The B.C. W...

OTTAWA - A federal budget aimed at Canada’s middle class will also have a focus on the second part of the Liberals’ political target audience: those who wish to join it. An expansion to th...

VANCOUVER - Walmart Canada Corp. says it is partnering with an online grocery service to bring home delivery to Vancouver by the summer, as the brick-and-mortar retailer ramps up its effort in the cou...

MONTREAL - A Montreal teenager has died about a week after being found at the bottom of a swimming pool following his high school gym class. The mayor of the borough where the incident occurred last T...