Category Archives: Canadian Press

VICTORIA - The New Democrats were singing, the Liberals were solemn. The contrasts in mood between British Columbia’s main political parties was unmistakable Thursday when their members were swo...

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court has refused to hear two appeals from opponents of Quebec’s maple syrup rules and allowed the system which controls production in the province to continue. Angele Greni...

HALIFAX - The federal government has declared a large area off Nova Scotia as a Marine Protected Area to conserve species such as the endangered leatherback turtle. Fisheries and Oceans Minister Domin...

OTTAWA - Public perceptions about armed drones have been clouded by Hollywood, Canada’s top soldier said Thursday as he insisted the Canadian Armed Forces won’t be using its stealthy new t...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government should toughen up Canada’s election law to better protect the voting process from foreign influence - and money - in time for the 2019 campaign, senators argue in...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump sought comfort in the figurative embrace of his evangelical supporters Thursday as the FBI director he recently fired told Congress about their conversations. The p...

Arctic pack ice that besieged Newfoundland’s northeastern coast is showing signs of easing as three fishing boats stuck in thick ice floes returned safely to shore Thursday. Trevor Hodgson, the ...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s medical examiner says he’ll consider ordering a public inquiry into the death of a former Canadian soldier who fatally shot his wife, daughter and mother if a provi...

BOSTON - An “almost illiterate” Nova Scotia man who made it rich in Massachusetts real estate and then fled across the border back to Canada on a rented snowmobile to avoid criminal prosec...

OTTAWA - The leaders of both the Conservatives and New Democrats say the prime minister needs a new system for choosing officers of Parliament. In a joint letter, Andrew Scheer and Tom Mulcair say the...