Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government will chart the next segment of its mandate this week in what’s expected to be a modest budget - but the omnipresent economic unknowns in the U.S. could eventually...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made gender equality a priority for his Liberal government, arguing it makes good economic sense. “We know that when women are included and given the s...

OTTAWA - A newly released memo from Finance Canada says departmental officials regularly examine how proposals from across the government affect women and men in different ways, but suggests they want...

ST.CATHARINES, Ont. - A 43-year-old man is wanted for first-degree murder in connection with the death of his stepson, who family friends described as a “loving little boy.” Niagara Region...

VANCOUVER - Servers clad in short skirts and stilettos could soon be a thing of the past, as British Columbia and Ontario take steps to ditch sexualized dress codes. But women in other industries can ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A Canadian school teacher whose teaching philosophy underscores hope and acts of kindness in an isolated corner of Quebec won a $1 million prize Sunday in what has become...

TORONTO - Maintenance contractors would be held responsible for getting broken-down elevators up and running in relatively short order under proposed novel legislation in Ontario that seeks to address...

WASHINGTON - A wrecking ball is coming for the labour market, analysts warn. As computer-processing power doubles each year and machines learn from their mistakes, sources say the upcoming federal bud...

CALGARY - The sell-off of Alberta oilsands assets by another big international player - along with big reserve writedowns, the introduction of a carbon tax and a stumbling crude price - all suggest a ...

IQALUIT, Nunavut - To the Nunavut government, it’s an update to old legislation that needs to acknowledge reality. To others, it’s a dagger to the territory’s heart. “Why have ...