Category Archives: Canada

MONTREAL - National Bank of Canada announced Thursday it is eliminating 600 jobs over the next year - nearly three per cent of its staff - and offering early retirements or other positions to another ...

HALIFAX - The lawyer for a Dalhousie University student charged with first-degree murder in the death of another student will be in court today to apply for search warrants in the ongoing case. Willia...

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - At 11 years old, Majid has a voice that more than does justice to her slight four-foot frame. Standing in the hallway of the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga, Ont., Majid is pract...

OTTAWA - International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland sounded a cautionary note Thursday after an apparent European breakthrough in the long-running Canada-EU free trade saga, saying every trade agr...

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is being urged to make mental health a top priority as it negotiates a new health accord with the provinces and territories. Dr. Catherine Zahn, president of the Centre...

Six stories in the news for Thursday, Oct. 27 --- TRUDEAU NAMES NINE NEW INDEPENDENT SENATORS Justin Trudeau will name nine, new, non-partisan senators Thursday, bringing him within reach of his goal ...

MONTREAL - A gritty Montreal neighbourhood with roots that date back to the industrialization of Canada is trying to stop itself from turning into an enclave of trendy, upscale restaurants and little ...

TORONTO - Trick-or-treaters across the country are in for some “eerily calm” weather this Halloween. The Weather Network has released its forecast for Oct. 31 and says those who plan to ve...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named nine new, non-partisan senators, bringing him within reach of his goal to transform the discredited Senate into a more reputable, independent chamber o...

MONTREAL - The fate of a man once described as a “central figure” in the federal sponsorship scandal was placed in the hands of a jury Thursday as deliberations began in Jacques Corriveau&...