Category Archives: Canada

TORONTO - A company that argued the fairness and integrity of Canada’s public-procurement process has been compromised is calling on the government to legislate changes now that the country̵...

WASHINGTON - Here’s some good news for Canadian pot smokers: high taxes will not join the munchies, the pasties and short-term memory loss as unwelcome side effects of smoking up. The Canadian g...

OTTAWA - The federal government says it’s trying to figure out how much its troubled electronic pay system has shortchanged the unions representing thousands of civil servants facing unforeseen ...

WOODSTOCK, Ont. - A former Ontario nurse accused of murdering eight seniors in her care made a brief court appearance on Friday before having her case put over to next month. Elizabeth Wettlaufer, 49,...

OTTAWA - Canada has expanded its Syrian sanctions list to include 17 high-ranking individuals in the Assad government and five entities linked to the use of chemical weapons. They will now be subject ...

OTTAWA - One day after Donald Trump called Canada a “disgrace” for policies that hurt American farmers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he plans to be respectful and engage with the U.S...

WASHINGTON - The federal government welcomes Ontario’s move to tax foreign home buyers in and around Toronto, but says it won’t be replicated on a national level because it’s unneces...

OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 1.6 per cent in March, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuate...

OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 1.6 per cent in March, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces and territories (previous month in brackets): - Ne...

OTTAWA - The country’s annual inflation rate slowed to an unexpectedly weak pace last month as the continued decline in food prices played a big role in offsetting the higher cost of gasoline, S...