Category Archives: Canada

CALEDON, Ont. - A new pilot project at a high school in Ontario will see Grade 9 students negotiating their end-of-semester grades with their teacher, an idea some experts say will help keep the focus...

HALIFAX - A legal battle over whether Nova Scotia violated the constitution when it ruled a man’s personalized licence plate was offensive to women is expected back in court with fresh arguments...

MONTREAL - A woman who allegedly left a baby alone in a Montreal apartment that caught fire is facing a new charge of obstructing police work. Josee Milot pleaded not guilty in court Tuesday to the ob...

OTTAWA - A surprisingly powerful performance from the Canadian economy is pushing some forecasters to change their outlooks - starting with their predictions for Wednesday’s central bank rate an...

CALGARY - Investors and analysts offered measured praise Tuesday as Cenovus Energy (TSX:CVE) delivered the first of four key asset sales it has promised to help pay for its $17.7-billion purchase of m...

MONTREAL - Animal-welfare groups have renewed their calls for a ban on horse-drawn carriages in Montreal after another horse collapsed in the street over the long weekend. The animal was found lying o...

OTTAWA - Failed Conservative leadership candidate Brad Trost is seeking an Ontario court’s opinion on whether his campaign ought to have been fined for leaking the party’s membership list....

HALIFAX - The first African Nova Scotian woman elected to the provincial legislature says she’s skeptical a commission will come up with anything substantive on electoral representation for Acad...

TORONTO - Charges stemming from a fatal Radiohead concert stage collapse in 2012 were stayed Tuesday when a judge ruled the justice system had failed in allowing the case to take far too long to come ...

FREDERICTON - It’s not a sale on corn or blueberries advertised on the grocery store road sign in St. Stephen, N.B. Instead, spelled out in bright, bold letters, is the notice “hiring in a...