Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - Dominic Barton, chair of the federal government’s growth council, gave an update this week on what these economic advisers have on their radar as they look for ways to improve long-term...

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Daring thieves stole a $10,000 diamond in a split-second switch with a fake, a New Brunswick jeweller says. “These were pros,” said Wayne Smith, owner of W. Smith and Co...

Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Oct. 13 FRENCH PM VISITS CANADA, SUPPORTS CLINTON: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been very guarded in commenting on the American election but his French...

WINNIPEG - A Manitoba cabinet minister says she was told to take her pants off in the middle of question period by a male NDP opponent, but the NDP are firmly denying the accusation. Rochelle Squires,...

TORONTO - TD Bank is predicting the federal government’s deficit this fiscal year will be about $5 billion higher than Ottawa predicted in its March budget due to the sluggish economy. The bank ...

PICTOU, N.S. - A former Nova Scotia teacher who sexually abused two teenage male students issued a public apology Thursday, saying her deceitful actions betrayed their trust and caused pain and trauma...

WEBSTERS CORNER, P.E.I. - The RCMP want to know who stole the quahogs. Mounties in Prince Edward Island say as many as 40 bags of the hard-shelled clams were reported stolen in Websters Corner, about ...

TORONTO - Professional sports teams have successfully changed their names before and there’s no reason that baseball’s controversial Cleveland Indians couldn’t pull it off, say exper...

OTTAWA - The global expert who heads the Trudeau government’s economic advisory council has offered a glimpse into the group’s brainstorming sessions on how best to lift Canada’s dro...

GUELPH, Ont. - Police say paramedics in Guelph, Ont., were allegedly assaulted by a woman armed with a bucket of vomit. They allege a 22-year-old woman become upset with the paramedic crew and threw a...