Category Archives: Canada

DAWSON CITY, Yukon - Residents of West Dawson who depend on an ice road to cross a section of the Yukon River are still waiting for the water to freeze. Thinner ice in some areas and open water have m...

CALGARY - Nearly a third of oil and gas industry employers are expecting another tough year in 2017 after 65 per cent of them were forced to cut staff this year, according to a survey by recruitment f...

OTTAWA - Auditor general Michael Ferguson broke with convention in his latest reports released Tuesday, expressing frustration with the federal government’s perpetual fixation with process at th...

MONTREAL - The lawyer for an ex-Liberal party organizer convicted for his role in the sponsorship scandal is arguing his elderly client should avoid prison. Gerald Souliere told the court today Jacque...

Halifax police say they cannot confirm whether a needle found in a dish of cooked P.E.I. potatoes was ever “embedded” in any food item. Police said Monday they had received a complaint tha...

OTTAWA - A series of high-profile meetings will take place next week in Ottawa featuring Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada’s premiers, aboriginal leaders and U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden. T...

COLD LAKE, Alta. - A pilot killed when his CF-18 fighter jet crashed during a routine training exercise near the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary is being remembered as a dedicated airman who served over...

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick’s auditor general says the provincial government’s pace of annual deficits and net debt growth is not sustainable. Kim MacPherson says the government can’...

FREDERICTON - A spirited battle over the right to bring beer across provincial borders could be headed to the Supreme Court of Canada, in a case that could have broad national trade implications. R...

OTTAWA - The Canadian military risks becoming hamstrung if it doesn’t clean up its recruiting system and the way critical hardware such as planes, ships and armoured vehicles are supported, the ...