Category Archives: Canada

REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says some of the racism that has come to light since the shooting death of a 22-year-old Cree man is a national problem. Wall says racism is not unique to Saska...

HALIFAX - The disturbing death of a Cape Breton man who was pepper sprayed four times in the face in rapid succession raises concerns about both how guards restrain inmates and the quality of health c...

TORONTO - Leaders of Canada’s indigenous community say they feel stunned and grateful to Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie for training the spotlight on issues plaguing First Nations. Downie s...

HALIFAX - They are tiny fish that feed the mightiest of mammals - and they’re in trouble. Capelin travel in large schools off Canada’s east coast and are the preferred food of many species...

SAINT-JEROME, Que. - The Quebec Liberals have chosen a 29-year-old businesswoman to run in a provincial byelection in ex-Parti Quebecois leader Pierre Karl Peladeau’s old riding. Naomie Goyette ...

OTTAWA - The list of those interested in running for leadership of the Conservative Party continues to grow as party members emerge from summer holiday and begin campaigning in earnest. Here’s a...

OTTAWA - A team of federal advisers recruited to help resurrect Canada’s sagging economic growth has been exploring opportunities around trade, infrastructure, innovation and labour markets, say...

EDMONTON - Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci released revised budget estimates Tuesday in his 2016-17 first-quarter fiscal update. Here are some key numbers: $10.9 billion - Alberta’s estimated ...

EDMONTON - The devastating Fort McMurray wildfire is expected to torch Alberta’s bottom line by about $500 million this year. Finance Minister Joe Ceci says he has had to revise the projected de...

VICTORIA - Works crews in Victoria have extracted moulted skin from a storm drain where a stubborn corn snake has been hiding for several days. The snake, estimated at about two metres in length, was ...