Category Archives: Canada

CALGARY - Canada's top soldier is looking forward to a boost in military spending that includes a pay raise for military personnel at a time when uncertainty on the world stage is high. NATO leaders -...

OTTAWA - Not that long ago, former air force fighter pilot Stephen Fuhr was just one among many voices in Canada complaining about the way the federal government makes big defence purchasing decisions...

MONTREAL - A spokesperson for the Montreal Comiccon says the trade war with the United States could supercharge attendance at the colourful pop culture gathering. A large crowd of people, some dressed...

MONTREAL - Quebec's bar association has suspended the lawyer's licence of Leonardo Rizzuto, who was one of 11 people arrested last month in a police operation targeting organized crime. The Barreau du...

VANCOUVER - British Columbia infrastructure minister says in her eight years as a member of the legislature, she can recall receiving about half a dozen death threats, and considers herself "pretty fo...

YELLOWKNIFE - Canada's environment ministers have endorsed stronger air quality standards for fine particulate matter, while acknowledging the struggles caused by wildfires that can blanket the countr...

Hate aimed at religion, sexual orientation and race or ethnicity has jumped in British Columbia, setting off a funding increase for the RCMP's hate crimes unit. Public Safety Minister Garry Begg annou...

MONTREAL - A subsidiary of a Norwegian energy company wants to build a liquefied natural gas export project in Quebec. Marinvest Energy Canada says there's a strong business case for an LNG project in...

OTTAWA - Industry Minister Mlanie Joly says the federal government is talking to mining and metals giant Rio Tinto about helping the company with cash flow problems caused by the United States' global...

OTTAWA - The federal minister of Indigenous services says her government plans to reintroduce legislation to ensure First Nations' rights to clean drinking water - despite calls from Alberta and Ontar...