Category Archives: Canada

Highlights from the news file for Friday, June 30 --- OFFICIALS PUT FINISHING TOUCHES ON CANADA 150 CELEBRATIONS: Officials in Ottawa are preparing for a flood of half a million people expected to jam...

WINNIPEG - A high-profile backbench member of the Manitoba legislature who recently spoke out against some of his own government’s policy has been dumped from caucus. The Progressive Conservativ...

OTTAWA - There’s so much Canada-red and white on Parliament Hill that when the hundreds of thousands of bleary-eyed partygoers finally finish toasting the country’s 150th birthday this wee...

VICTORIA - British Columbia premier-designate John Horgan has a group of political veterans to choose from for his New Democrat cabinet, a team that is bound to be tested by an experienced Liberal opp...

CALGARY - India has issued a six-month extension allowing Canadian peas and lentils to be exported to the country without first being treated for pests. Pulse Canada CEO Gordon Bacon said the notice i...

OTTAWA - The Canada Day stage on Parliament Hill (the biggest one ever) is set for 150th birthday celebrations on Saturday in the nation’s capital. Here’s a by-the-numbers look at preparat...

OTTAWA - Tens of thousands of Canadians - and more than a few wannabe Canadians - are expected to descend on the national capital this weekend to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday. Here are five...

OTTAWA - Canada is giving some failed asylum seekers from Russia a chance to stave off deportation, saying conditions in that country have changed. The Immigration Department says reports of violence ...

WHALE COVE, Nunavut - Nunavut RCMP say three people were injured after a five-year-old got a hold of a high-powered rifle. Sgt. David Lawson says police got a call Thursday night from Whale Cove, a re...

OTTAWA - Transport Minister Marc Garneau says the issue of distracted driving and just what to do about it will be top of the agenda when he meets with his provincial counterparts at the end of the su...