Category Archives: Canada

VANCOUVER - The operators of one of the last independent movie theatres in Vancouver say their multimillion-dollar offer to buy the aging cinema has been accepted and now they have 60 days to finalize...

CALGARY - The federal government insisted Thursday that it will step in when necessary to ensure the Trans Mountain expansion project gets built as it announced a restructuring of the process that saw...

OTTAWA - A top Bank of Canada official is warning about the risks related to the growing dominance of a handful of big players in the digital economy and, more specifically, their tightening grip over...

QUEBEC - Ottawa’s plan to legalize marijuana is causing a rift with Quebec over how many plants are allowed to be grown at home. The federal government’s bill allows Canadians to cultivate...

TORONTO - An alleged serial killer accused of murdering five men is expected to face more charges after Toronto police announced the discovery of more human remains on Thursday. Homicide Det. Sgt. Han...

WINNIPEG - Another former Manitoba government employee says she was groped and sexually harassed by a longtime NDP cabinet minister. Shannon Van Raes told The Canadian Press she worked with Stan Strut...

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will look at the process used to determine compensation for former residential school students. The high court has agreed to hear the appeal of an Indigenous man -...

FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick law professor says a disagreement between judges that’s playing out in public is “extraordinary” and does little to promote public confidence in the adm...

A dog-sledding operation being investigated for allegations of animal cruelty says Ontario’s animal welfare agency is misrepresenting the facts of the case. The Ontario Society for the Preventio...

OTTAWA - Major new energy projects will have to be assessed and either approved or denied within two years under a massive new national assessment bill being introduced in the House of Commons. Enviro...