Category Archives: Canada

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...

OTTAWA - The federal government is embarking on public consultations about the rules regarding political activities by registered charities. Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier says the idea is to ge...

CALGARY - It was back to work for the Calgary Stampeders Tuesday after the loss of a teammate on the weekend, but the memory of Mylan Hicks wasn’t far from the players minds. Jamar Wall will sta...

OTTAWA - The Canadian Forces have created a special team of investigators to handle sexual crimes after concerns were raised last year that military police didn’t have the skills and experience ...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it plans to introduce legislation later this fall to regulate vaping. Health Canada offered few other details Tuesday beyond saying it would both protect young peo...

OTTAWA - More than three years after the beginning of his long legal saga, Sen. Patrick Brazeau has retaken his seat in the upper chamber. The Quebec senator was cleared to return back in July, when t...

REGINA - Voters won’t even need to get out of their vehicles to cast a ballot in Regina’s civic election next month. The city is offering a drive-thru advance polling station in the hope i...

Montreal’s controversial pit bull ban is officially on the books after city council passed a bylaw on Tuesday following a heated debate on the issue. Council voted 37-23 in favour of the bylaw, ...

VANCOUVER - When it comes to overpriced real estate, Vancouver’s “bubble risk” is unmatched on the planet, according to a report by Swiss bank UBS. The rise in Vancouver’s aver...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government’s plan to provide weapons to Kurdish forces in Iraq is being held up by concerns the military equipment won’t be used for purposes other than fighting the I...