Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - The federal government is sticking with 300,000 as the immigration target for 2017, making it the new baseline for welcoming newcomers to the country. Here are some numbers from the report re...

OTTAWA - A First Nations alliance opposed to expanding the oilsands wants the prime minister to condemn energy giant Enbridge Inc., over its connection to a pipeline project which has angered indigeno...

An animal rights organization is defending its decision to air a documentary on animal exploitation after billing it as a horror movie for early Halloween revellers. The Kitchener Ontario Animal Liber...

A youth baseball club in a southwest Ontario town has decided to drop its Indians name and logo, calling it an attempt to set a good example and teach its players about respect. The Alvinston Indians,...

OTTAWA - Canada won’t increase the number of new immigrants being welcomed to the country next year, but is laying the foundation for a bigger boost in levels in the coming years. Canada will br...

TORONTO - An HIV-positive man convicted of sexual assault has been granted a new trial after Ontario’s top court ruled that the conduct of a juror who discussed the case on the radio created a r...

EDMONTON - Premier Rachel Notley and her government paid tribute Monday to those who came to Alberta’s aid during the spring’s devastating Fort McMurray wildfire. Notley said their actions...

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal is expected to rule today on whether graduates of a proposed law school at a Christian university would be allowed to work in B.C. The decision marks t...

OTTAWA - The federal government has missed its self-imposed deadline for clearing a backlog of payroll problems and is now looking to get things sorted out by the end of the year. Marie Lemay, deputy ...

The science community is keeping a wary eye on a Canadian research team’s claim of finding possible homes for life in outer space. The researchers from Universite Laval in Quebec City say analys...