Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - New federal government spending programs are being put to a new litmus test, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said Thursday - whether or not they offer the potential for luring private-sector in...

OTTAWA - The House of Commons has passed a Liberal backbencher’s motion calling on federal politicians to condemn Islamophobia. The motion, known as M-103, became a matter of acrimonious debate,...

CALGARY - A woman found guilty of murdering her own son has filed an appeal that claims the judge showed bias by crying during the trial. Emil and Rodica Radita of Calgary were convicted of first-degr...

Highlights from the news file for Thursday, March 23 --- KEYSTONE DECISION IMMINENT: It appears the Keystone XL pipeline project is about to be approved by the U.S., some eight-and-half years after Tr...

MONTREAL - A Quebec man has been charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of his ex-girlfriend as a police watchdog agency probes the actions of local police in the case. Anthony Pratte-Lops wa...

A former Ontario nurse accused of killing eight seniors had been suspended from a long-term care home several times for medication-related errors before she was fired for “failing to follow insu...

TORONTO - Uber is crying foul over new tax measures announced in the federal government budget that would see the company subject to the same sales tax rules applied to taxi drivers. The Liberal gover...

OTTAWA - The customary grilling of government that follows the tabling of a federal budget was all but shoved aside Thursday as opposition MPs pressed the Liberals not on their fiscal balance, but the...

TORONTO - Students in more than two dozen Ontario high schools are taking part in a pilot project aimed at teaching them financial skills necessary to succeed in the new global economy. The Liberal go...

An Ontario man accused of whipping one of the tigers at his zoo will not face trial after he suffered a stroke last month. Michael Hackenberger, who owns the now-closed Bowmanville Zoo, had five anima...