Category Archives: Canada

VANCOUVER - A Vancouver father says a “hugely disappointing” decision by social workers to stop his kids from riding the bus to school alone is robbing them of their independence. Adrian C...

HALIFAX - The new supply ship for the Royal Canadian Navy will be able to go where it is tasked to go, says the company responsible for delivering the converted civilian vessel. Spencer Fraser, CEO of...

One of Canada’s most storied nordic ski events is shifting farther north as climate change is causing less snow on low-lying portions of its route. Dan Quinlan, the president of the Canadian Ski...

QUEBEC - The Quebec Liberal party candidate for a Quebec City byelection on Oct. 2 has pulled out of the race amid claims that he psychologically harassed employees of a company where he previously wo...

WINNIPEG - The leader of a northern Manitoba First Nation says an evacuation to escape a forest fire was a harrowing experience made harder by the lack of proper infrastructure and a quick way out. &#...

OTTAWA - It once appeared the Liberal government would almost certainly buy Super Hornet fighter jets from U.S. aerospace giant Boeing Co. - but it’s now clear that other options are on the tabl...

TORONTO - Canada’s biggest banks are poised to benefit from a surprise interest rate hike on Wednesday, with Royal Bank of Canada’s (TSX:RBC) chief executive pegging the revenue bump at up...

KELOWNA, B.C. - Justin Trudeau insisted Wednesday that his government won’t back down on a controversial plan to end tax provisions that it says give some wealthy small business owners an unfair...

OTTAWA - Hurricane Irma could deal a crippling blow to Haiti while it’s still recovering from hurricane Matthew, which struck less than a year ago, says a Canadian aid worker in the impoverished...

TORONTO - A Toronto-area police officer pleaded guilty to assault after siccing his K-9 unit dog on a man who was lying down awaiting arrest. York Region police Const. Michael Partridge admitted to hi...