Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - “The carbon tax will siphon over $2.5 billion from Saskatchewan’s economy when fully implemented and make our province a less competitive place to do business.” - Saskatchew...

TORONTO - British Columbia is on track to lead Canada’s other provinces in economic growth in 2016 and 2017, according to a report released Thursday by BMO Financial Group. It estimates B.C.R...

LAMEQUE, N.B. - Six stranded dolphins are stubbornly refusing to be guided out of shallow waters in northern New Brunswick, rescuers said Thursday. “The dolphins are doing what they want to do,&...

OTTAWA - A group of Iranian-Canadians is calling on the government to add a tough new element to its annual United Nations resolution on Iran’s dubious human rights record - a call for an intern...

Seven stories in the news for Wednesday, Oct. 6 --- RCMP TO SETTLE HARASSMENT SUITS The RCMP will announce the settlement of major harassment claims today that could see hundreds of current and former...

OTTAWA - New research suggests that polarizing debates over the impacts of climate change are not the driving force behind local opposition to major energy projects. And that’s something governm...

OTTAWA - RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson has delivered an abject apology to hundreds of current and former female officers and employees who were subjected to bullying, discrimination and harassment dat...

HALIFAX - Emotions ran high in a jam-packed hotel meeting room in Halifax as a resolution that would have removed a pro-Israel campaign from a Halifax Pride event was defeated by a majority vote at th...

OTTAWA - There’ll be more than $3 billion on the table when Health Minister Jane Philpott meets with her provincial counterparts later this month to hammer out a new five-year health accord. Phi...

OTTAWA - A Liberal backbencher’s bill to modernize Canada’s antiquated animal cruelty laws has been mauled, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet ministers joining forces with...