Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government seems intent on proceeding with a pension bill which opposition parties maintain puts Finance Minister Bill Morneau in a blatant conflict of interest. New Democrats gav...

BRANDON, Man. - A retired non-commissioned officer at Canadian Forces Base Shilo in Manitoba has been acquitted of charges of sexual assault and disgraceful conduct. Commander Martin Pelletier ruled t...

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government offered a taste of its peacekeeping plan on Wednesday by promising millions in funding for women’s rights abroad, even as signs point to an actual mission coming ...

CALGARY - Adam Turnbull has been catching fish in the South Saskatchewan River for 17 years and had never seen anything like it. Turnbull, 28, was reeling in a northern pike near his home in Medicine ...

NANAIMO, B.C. - A valuable piece of sports memorabilia has been recovered by RCMP in Nanaimo, B.C., after a group of men accused of breaking into vehicles was arrested. Const. Gary O’Brien says ...

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government will decide the future of the Site C hydroelectric dam by the end of the year after an independent review concluded the $8.3 billion megaproject is over budg...

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is due to release a decision Thursday in a case that hinges on freedom of religion and how Indigenous spirituality should be protected under the Charter of Rights....

TORONTO - The launch of CIBC’s new Simplii Financial direct banking brand on Wednesday has not gone exactly to plan, as some customers are finding glitches with the new offering. The bank (TSX:C...

EDMONTON - The Canadian prairies top a newly developed index of places where wildfires could create freshwater supply risks. “We are a population depending on water coming from a fire-prone area...

FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government is setting 19 as the minimum legal age for cannabis use. Health Minister Benoit Bourque said Wednesday it’s the right age to make an informed decision,...