Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - The federal government has imposed new airline security measures on certain Canada-bound flights, but it provided precious few details Tuesday, citing a need for secrecy. Transport Minister M...

VANCOUVER - Premier Christy Clark is leading the B.C. Liberals into what she hopes will be her second consecutive victory as party leader. Here is a brief sketch of the career politician: Age: 51 Born...

VANCOUVER - Andrew Weaver was teaching a class of University of Victoria undergraduates about climate science and public policy when he realized he needed to do more than just lecture. The internation...

VANCOUVER - It was the lure of ice cream that first drew Christy Clark into politics. As a child, the future premier of British Columbia would accompany her father as he knocked on doors around Burnab...

VANCOUVER - As a teenager, John Horgan was as far away from becoming a political leader in British Columbia as you could get. He was shooting pool at Suzy-Q’s, smoking cigarettes and playing the...

VICTORIA - Voters in British Columbia elect a new government on May 9. Here’s a look at some of the major issues: Housing: The benchmark price for detached properties in Greater Vancouver stood ...

VICTORIA - A timeline of British Columbia’s electoral history: 1871 - First general election is held. 1873 - The secret ballot is introduced and federal MPs are disqualified from sitting as memb...

HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. - A case that has raised alarms among advocates for freedom of the press was back in court Tuesday in Labrador as an aboriginal leader urged the premier to intervene. Jour...

An American man who flew to Canada to have sex with a 13-year-old girl has been sentenced to more than seven years behind bars. Prosecutors in California had wanted Paul Binh Do jailed for nine years ...

LONDON, Ont. - Police in southwestern Ontario say 78 people have been arrested in a human trafficking investigation. London, Ont., police say 18 women who were involved in the sex trade as a result of...