Category Archives: Canada

Some law enforcement officials say the advertising website Backpage.com should shut down its “adult” sections in Canada, following allegations in the U.S. that the company systematically e...

TORONTO - A $2 million donation to TVO is being hailed as a boost for the financially struggling media industry, but experts say it’s unlikely to spur similar investments because the countryR...

TORONTO - Researchers checking for added sugar on the ingredients lists of packaged foods and beverages expected to find it in candy products, but they didn’t predict the high levels they would ...

TORONTO - Amazon has apologized to India’s foreign minister for selling doormats depicting the Indian flag on the online shopping giant’s Canadian website. The head of the retailer in Indi...

OTTAWA - The federal government failed its employees when it didn’t properly heed warning signs about its problem-plagued Phoenix pay system before rolling it out almost a year ago, Prime Minist...

FREDERICTON - Two garbagemen are being hailed for rescuing a frozen, urine-soaked kitten from a rural snowbank. Leland Nason and a co-workers were collecting trash in Minto, N.B., on Tuesday when they...

MONTREAL - U.S. dairy groups are calling on Donald Trump to set his sights on Canada’s “protectionist” dairy practices as he seeks to safeguard American jobs. The International Dairy...

ANTIGONISH, N.S. - What most people remember about Shanna Desmond was her ever-present, winning smile and the optimism it reflected. But behind that smile was a steely sense of determination that made...

VICTORIA - Mother-daughter conflicts rooted in a tug-of-war between competition and co-operation are helping explain why killer whales go through menopause, says a study released Thursday. Killer whal...

MONTREAL - An extended Quebec family has found out there are at least 60 million reasons to attend the traditional family New Year’s dinner. It was on Jan. 1 when Annie Roy suggested to her rela...