Category Archives: Canada

WINNIPEG - More Manitobans would be likely to make the effort to vote if the province adopted proportional representation, says a report released by Elections Manitoba. The report by Prairie Research ...

HALIFAX - A Halifax police officer is challenging his demotion after he was involved in a routine traffic stop last year that degenerated into a ugly confrontation with a P.E.I. couple headed for a me...

LAVAL, Que. - Alimentation Couche-Tard’s chairman Alain Bouchard says a solution can be found over the next five years to protect the convenience store chain from the threat of a hostile takeove...

OTTAWA - As Canada’s provincial, territorial and federal leaders grapple over carbon pricing policy, China is moving ahead with a cap-and-trade market that some believe could transform the dynam...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been in New York this week to address the United Nations, where much of the buzz has been about Canada’s intake of Syrian refugees. Here are five thing...

Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Sept. 20 ____ TRUDEAU DENOUNCES POLITICS OF ANXIETY SPEECH AT UN: Justin Trudeau’s first speech to the United Nations General Assembly included some le...

VICTORIA - The silverware is being polished, the menu crafted, children’s toys are being chosen and even the fridge is being stocked with locally brewed beers. Government House in Victoria, B.C....

CALGARY - Proposed pipelines in Canada seem to be taking two steps back for every step forward. The latest backslide came Tuesday when proponents of Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline said the...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is considering whether to send unarmed observers to help monitor Colombia’s historic peace agreement. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan’s office confirmed Tues...

OTTAWA - The Canadian Human Rights Commission said Tuesday it wants two prominent First Nations groups to resolve their dispute with the federal government over child welfare on reserves without resor...