Category Archives: Canada

WHITEHORSE - Here are details for Wednesday of the royal tour by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge: - The royal couple visit the MacBride Museum of Yukon History in Whitehorse, where they’ll mee...

EDMONTON - A study suggests hungry grizzly bears drawn to bountiful berry crops in southeastern British Columbia are dying in disturbing numbers. The fruit the grizzlies want to eat is in the same Elk...

KELOWNA, B.C. - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited Kelowna on Tuesday for a tour of the city that included a visit to a local university campus and a chance to sample British Columbia’s c...

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she rejects the notion that a minimum-wage hike and carbon tax will hurt the provincial economy. Opposition parties have lambasted the NDP government for c...

OTTAWA - The Senate could come to the rescue of Canadians who are being stripped of their citizenship without a hearing. Independent Sen. Ratna Omidvar, who is sponsoring another citizenship-related b...

RICHMOND, B.C. - The federal government gave conditional approval Tuesday to the massive Pacific NorthWest LNG project planned for British Columbia’s northwest coast. Environment Minister Cather...

Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Sept. 27 ____ CANADA TO REGULATE VAPING PRODUCTS TO HELP SHIELD YOUNG PEOPLE: The Liberal government says it will introduce legislation this fall to regulate...

OTTAWA - It has been nearly eight months since the Liberal government announced it was withdrawing Canada’s fighter jets from Iraq and Kuwait. Here’s five other changes to the war against ...

WINNIPEG - The president and CEO of Bell Canada is expressing confidence in his company’s streaming video service even as a competitor in the Netflix-dominated field prepares to shut down. ̶...

QUEBEC - The Quebec government is considering cracking down on initiations at universities to reduce the number of assaults against female students. Lise Theriault, the minister responsible for the st...