Category Archives: Canada

STRATFORD, Ont. - A driver in southern Ontario was charged with a fairly unusual traffic violation last week - travelling with a large, unrestrained parrot in her car. Provincial police were contacted...

MONTREAL - Canadian security agencies are voicing their concern about the proposed takeover of Aecon Group Inc. by a Chinese state-owned business, prompting Ottawa to order a full national security re...

HALIFAX - One of Canada’s oldest universities is embarking on a scholarly inquiry to examine its possible connections with slavery in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The study by the Uni...

OTTAWA - After a five-year battle with the Canada Revenue Agency, the parliamentary budget office is finally being promised the data needed to evaluate the amount of revenue Ottawa loses each year due...

OTTAWA - The federal NDP is not planning an investigation into how the party handled allegations of sexual misconduct against former MP Peter Stoffer - at least not right now. New Democrats have been ...

A California court will determine whether a defamation suit filed by Crystal Castles songwriter Ethan Kath will proceed against the Toronto duo’s former singer, who publicly claimed he sexually ...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is complaining about Canadian trade practices while threatening some as-yet-undefined international tax that has revived fears he might be contemplating new America...

TORONTO - Aecon Group Inc.'s proposed $1.5 billion acquisition by a Chinese state-owned company hit a snag Monday when the federal government announced it is stepping up its national security review o...

A new wave of mainstream Indigenous politicians in Canada is seeking to harness anger about the Colten Boushie verdict into a unifying call for action. “We can stand together even if we are apar...

OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr says the government will not entertain any attempts by British Columbia to stall or stop the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline. “If that is th...