Category Archives: Canada

Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Sept 1 ____ TRUDEAU CRITIQUES CHINA’S HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used a speech in Shanghai to call on the Chinese government t...

EDMONTON - An actor and former high-jump champion who confronted someone yelling racial slurs - all of which was caught on video - says he would like to thank the man. “What he did has given me ...

OTTAWA - The deadline to enter the Conservative leadership race is nearly half a year away, but the list of potential candidates is still growing as MPs look ahead to a caucus retreat in Halifax later...

TORONTO - Schools across Ontario - and indeed anywhere in the country - can now access a research-based online resource that teachers can adapt for educating their students about the dangers and preve...

OTTAWA - While many countries have asked Canada for help with peacekeeping, International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said Thursday that Mali’s needs are some of the most obvious. M...

SUSSEX, N.B. - A New Brunswick man unhappy with a noisy outdoor piano in his local town square took matters into his own hands this week: He screwed the key cover shut. The weatherized, brightly colou...

OTTAWA - The cabinet minister responsible for consumer protection in Alberta says neither she nor her cabinet colleagues would ever consider using an executive car service. Service Alberta Minister St...

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer has taken a look at the long-term costs to the government and families of the Liberals’ new child benefit. Here are some figures about the benefit progr...

HALIFAX - A palatial cruise ship described by passengers as a mini, moving city cast an impressive figure on the Halifax waterfront Thursday, breaking port records as thousands of tourists flooded int...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she was celebrating her 19th wedding anniversary when she heard the Opposition leader was joking about physically assaulting her. “I was bemused,...