Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister John McCallum wants the Senate to come to the aid of Canadians who are being stripped of their citizenship without a hearing. And, in the meantime, he says he’ll co...

OTTAWA - Maxime (Mad Max) Bernier says he doesn’t care if his rivals for the Conservative leadership rival make fun of his latest attempt at raising his profile. The Conservative MP from Quebec ...

OTTAWA - An intelligence expert says a federal review of national security shouldn’t be fixated solely on terrorism. Wesley Wark, who teaches at the University of Ottawa, says Canadians need to ...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government’s decision to impose a national floor price on carbon emissions dominated the House of Commons on Tuesday, with critics saying the plan punishes consumers while d...

CALGARY - An 85-year-old Calgary man has been charged with second-degree murder after his wife was found dead early Tuesday. Insp. Don Coleman says police got a 911 call from the victim’s husban...

MONTREAL - Some Quebec construction workers are about to lose a perk - double time for their first hour of overtime. A provincial arbitrator recently ruled the first hour would be paid at a rate of ti...

Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Oct. 5 --- HURRICANE LIKELY TO MISS CANADA: The Canadian Hurricane Centre says the latest computer models suggest hurricane Matthew is unlikely to pose muc...

OTTAWA - Environment Commissioner Julie Gelfand tabled her fall audits to the House of Commons Tuesday. Some of her key recommendations: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission - A planning process for sit...

A man accused of killing a prominent Canadian legal scholar in Florida pleaded guilty in a U.S. court on Tuesday, marking a major development in a case authorities have called a murder for hire motiva...

MONTREAL - On Wednesday, Parti Quebecois members begin three days of voting for a new leader, with Pierre Karl Peladeau’s successor announced Friday night. A look at the four candidates: Alexand...