Category Archives: Canada

Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Feb. 20 --- BROWN CLAIMS ‘INSIDERS’ WORKING AGAINST HIM: The former leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives warned Tuesday that accou...

WASHINGTON - With teenagers walking out of schools in protest, staging die-ins in front of the White House, and planning a major national march next month in an effort to force America’s adults ...

WINNIPEG - Former Manitoba premier Greg Selinger says he will resign his legislature seat on March 7. NDP Leader Wab Kinew asked Selinger last week to step down following allegations that Stan Struthe...

VICTORIA - Here are some facts on the British Columbia government’s plan on housing affordability from Tuesday’s budget: - Increases the foreign buyers tax from 15 to 20 per cent and expan...

OTTAWA - Serious accidents involving both rail and pipeline transport of dangerous substances like crude oil and gas increased in 2017 over the previous year, according to statistics compiled by the T...

VICTORIA - British Columbia is raising its foreign buyers tax and expanding it to areas outside of Vancouver, while bringing in a new levy on speculators, as part of a sweeping plan to improve afforda...

VICTORIA - Highlights of British Columbia’s 2018-19 budget presented Tuesday: - Effective Wednesday, a tax on foreign homebuyers increases by $5,000 to $20,000 and expands from Metro Vancouver t...

AURORA, Ont. - Police north of Toronto are trying to clear the air after officers reportedly told a group of teens that marijuana use can lead to “enhanced mammary growth in men.” York Reg...

OTTAWA - Grappling with a historic level of asylum claims, the Immigration and Refugee Board appears to be officially giving up on following regulations dictating they must hold refugee hearings withi...

OTTAWA - The Canadian Judicial Council is recommending that a Quebec Superior Court justice be removed from office. A committee of the council found in a report last November that Michel Girouard atte...