Category Archives: Canada

HALIFAX - The independent review of Nova Scotia’s forestry practices has been extended by two months. Announced Aug. 30, the review headed by University of King’s College president Bill La...

TORONTO - A massive pink tuque has taken over a stretch of a Toronto beach a year after thousands of protesters donned bright pink hats to protest gender inequality. Dubbed the “Pussy Hut,”...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s public school teachers have given their union a strong mandate to authorize an “illegal job action” over pending education reforms, the head of the province&#...

BRANTFORD, Ont. - Torrential rains and mild temperatures pushed the Grand River in southern Ontario to breach its banks Wednesday, forcing thousands of people from their homes and touching off a searc...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A Newfoundland politician is hoping to change provincial harassment laws following the acquittal of a man who hurled sexual obscenities at a female TV reporter in St. JohnR...

OTTAWA - A consumer watchdog group says Canada’s telecom regulator is abdicating its responsibility by refusing to launch a public inquiry into the sales practices of the country’s major t...

MONTREAL - The fragility of global markets caused by soaring stock prices has opened the door to a correction that Quebec’s Caisse de depot pension fund manager is ready to pounce on, CEO Michae...

RIVERVIEW, N.B. - A New Brunswick teen who inspired a movement dedicated to spreading acts of kindness was remembered Wednesday as a courageous, big-hearted person who never let her terminal diagnosis...

PYEONCGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of - Canada’s Kaillie Humphries and Phylicia George won bronze in the women’s bobsled competition at the Pyeongchang Winter Games on Wednesday. Humphries, the...

OTTAWA - American imports into Canada could fall by $3.3 billion under the recently rebooted Trans-Pacific Partnership, the federal government has concluded, sparking fears the new pact could hurt the...