Category Archives: Canada

FREDERICTON - Progressive Conservatives in New Brunswick gather this weekend for a leadership convention, and a political scientist says with seven candidates in the running for the top job, it’...

TORONTO - Physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse and murder - family violence is a pervasive but often hidden reality within Canadian society, says the country’s top doctor, who calls the...

OTTAWA - British Columbia MP Peter Julian is stepping down as NDP House leader to explore the idea of running for the leadership of his party. “That will mean lots of conversations - hundreds of...

LONDON - Cyberattacks on a key Internet firm repeatedly disrupted the availability of popular websites across the United States on Friday, according to analysts and company officials. The attack had k...

OTTAWA - About two months ago, when the ink had dried on the 1,600 pages of the Canada-EU free trade deal, two politicians decided another document - a mere five pages - would be necessary to tie up a...

MONTREAL - Canadian Pacific Railway is directly responsible for damages caused when a runaway train carrying crude oil derailed in 2013 in Lac-Megantic, according to new allegations recently filed in ...

OTTAWA - The federal government formally launched consultations Friday to explore potential changes that would shift some of the financial risk tied to insured mortgages from the shoulders of taxpayer...

HALIFAX - A quick look at HMCS Preserver, the Royal Canadian Navy’s last operational support ship, scheduled to be officially retired from service Friday after a storied career at the frontlines...

OTTAWA - Canada’s cities say housing is becoming increasingly unaffordable at every income level, and the federal government’s plans for a national housing strategy need to include billion...

OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 1.3 per cent in September, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluct...