Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - Ask whether populist politics could ever gain national traction in Canada and the answer is immediate: well, Rob Ford already did it in Toronto. The now-deceased former mayor’s man-of-t...

OTTAWA - Tech leaders are challenging the federal Liberal government to get serious about reaping the rewards of one of the next big frontiers in the information revolution: big data. Canadian CEOs an...

MONTREAL - The chair of the board of directors for the Montreal Symphony Orchestra is expressing his sympathy to those who have spoken up about alleged psychological harassment and intimidation by its...

TORONTO - Caroline Mulroney, the Toronto lawyer and daughter of former prime minister Brian Mulroney, is running to become the leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservative Party. Mulroney confir...

TORONTO - A man whose swimming goggles were confiscated by officers following a search of his backpack on the eve of the turbulent G20 summit in Toronto in 2010 is expected to testify Monday at the st...

HALIFAX - For decades, Mi’kmaq elder and historian Daniel Paul says hasn’t been able to walk through Edward Cornwallis Park in Halifax without the bronze figure of the city’s controv...

TORONTO - At an emotional candlelight vigil in Toronto’s east-end Sunday, the city’s LGBTQ community gathered to remember the alleged victims of a serial killer as members of the community...

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government will benefit from the biggest jump in federal equalization payments in a decade, but says it’s still keeping an eye on spending controls that include a review ...

LACOMBE, Alta. - Christopher Cattrall, the brother of “Sex and the City” star Kim Cattrall, has been found dead on his property in rural southern Alberta, according to police. The actress ...

HALIFAX - A ground-breaking human rights case set to begin on Monday could help hundreds of Nova Scotians with disabilities move out of institutions and into small group homes, says a lawyer who has l...