Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - Canadian residential construction was hotter than expected in September as the pace of housing starts picked up nationally, despite a decline in Ontario. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. sai...

If you’re angry or upset, you might want to simmer down before heading out for an intense run or gym workout. A large, international study ties heavy exertion while stressed or mad to a tripled ...

Six stories in the news for Tuesday, Oct. 11 --- RAIN, WIND WREAK HAVOC IN ATLANTIC CANADA Thousands of homes and businesses across Atlantic Canada were without electricity early today due to heavy ra...

TORONTO - Unifor says Fiat Chrysler has commited to invest a total of $554 million at its Ontario plants in addition to increasing wages and benefits for the union’s members in line with a patte...

OTTAWA - The federal government is under quiet, but growing pressure to focus housing spending on the neediest, instead of forging ahead with a national plan aimed at the entire housing spectrum. The ...

GATINEAU, Que. - Canada’s top special forces soldier has been fined $2,000 after accidentally firing his weapon near another military officer last year. A military judge handed down the punishme...

OTTAWA - The federal government is keeping closer tabs on a student loan program targeting doctors and nurses after many of them had loans mistakenly forgiven over the past two years. The federal gove...

TORONTO - A last-minute tentative agreement has averted a threatened strike by 9,750 workers at Fiat-Chrysler’s operations in Ontario. Unifor president Jerry Dias announced the four-year deal ju...

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - An Ottawa man who received a replacement Galaxy Note 7 smartphone Tuesday morning says he plans to keep using it despite a notice from manufacturer Samsung that it was halting sale...

BRAMPTON, Ont. - Police are investigating after four people were killed in a fiery crash in Brampton, Ont., on Monday night. Peel Region police say the incident took place just before 9 p.m. (near Bov...