Category Archives: Canada

VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s premier has announced her government is amending its tax on foreigners buying property in Metro Vancouver. Christy Clark says the levy will be lifted for those who...

SHIPPAGAN, N.B. - The military is sending 200 troops to New Brunswick to back up ongoing relief efforts in the areas that have been hardest hit by last week’s ice storm. New Brunswick’s pr...

WATERLOO, Ont. - An open letter signed by members of Canada’s tech community is calling for the federal government to offer visas to people whose lives have been left in limbo because of U.S. Pr...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may have taken to Twitter this weekend to defend immigration and diversity, but behind the scenes there’s a formidable ghost bedevilling the machinery of C...

OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump might not be on his way to Canada any time soon, but he - and his decision to order a temporary ban on visitors from seven Muslim-majority countries - is expected ...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - An American-born biology professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland intends to officially become a Canadian citizen after living in the country for three decades, callin...

CALGARY - Bundled up “like a snowman” on a wind-whipped Precision Drilling rig in wintry eastern Alberta, rookie hand Dan Brook says he couldn’t feel more removed from his childhood ...

CALGARY - Human error - whether it’s burying a pipeline too shallow or not fastening bolts tight enough- is increasingly a factor contributing to pipeline leaks, federal data suggests. Figures c...

WINNIPEG - Two provincial governments and several First Nations communities are hoping the third time’s the charm in a multimillion-dollar effort to secure international recognition for a big st...

The federal government moved to clear up confusion that surrounded a U.S. travel ban on citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries by announcing that Canadian citizens and permanent residents wi...