Category Archives: Canada

TORONTO - The Bank of Canada’s interest rate hike could prolong the cooling-off period the Toronto housing market is experiencing following the implementation of a provincial foreign buyer tax, ...

WASHINGTON - Here’s a pop quiz testing your skills at covert political scheming: If you were claiming to set up a super-secret meeting to deliver Russian intelligence to an American presidential...

CALGARY - Police say a body found in a ditch west of Calgary is likely to be linked to three people found dead in a burned-out car earlier this week. Acting Insp. Paul Wozney wouldn’t confirm th...

Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, July 12 --- BANK OF CANADA HIKES INTEREST RATE TO 0.75 PER CENT: The Bank of Canada has hiked its benchmark interest rate to 0.75 per cent from 0.5 per cen...

OTTAWA - The federal government is set to reveal Canada’s next governor general Thursday with an announcement outside the doors of the Senate. Sources are telling The Canadian Press and others t...

TORONTO - One of Canada’s largest universities will have to pay for copyrighted materials distributed to students after a federal court ruling that some intellectual property experts say will af...

OTTAWA - Respect for human rights in China has declined over the past two years with crackdowns on media and political dissent being notable problems, says an internal Canadian government report. The ...

CALGARY - Soaking up the rays or chilling in the shade? A University of Calgary study is looking into whether bucking bulls, arguably the most ill-tempered of rodeo animals at the Calgary Stampede, wo...

OTTAWA - It could give a whole new meaning to buried treasure. A national foundation wants to store millions of videos, films and other recordings 60 storeys underground in an old Norad bunker near No...

HALIFAX - Hockey superstar Sidney Crosby has hinted he will mark is 30th birthday by once again parading the Stanley Cup around his hometown in Nova Scotia. Speaking to reporters at his annual youth h...