Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - Canada’s national inflation rate was 1.3 per cent in September, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces and territories (previous month in brackets): - Newfo...

TORONTO - Ontario will import enough electricity from Quebec to power a city of more than 200,000 people under a seven-year agreement signed Friday, but the provinces won’t say how much Ontario ...

OTTAWA - Weaker-than-expected inflation and a drop in retail sales helped to fuel speculation Friday about a possible interest rate cut by the Bank of Canada. While economists say the bar for a cut is...

HALIFAX - A woman facing deportation to Britain will be detained for another 30 days, while advocates work to secure private health care funding they hope will enable her to be free as she fights to s...

MONTREAL - Bombardier said Friday it plans to eliminate 7,500 positions - more than 10 per cent of its global workforce - through the end of 2018, the company’s second mass round of layoffs in l...

A program offering mental health treatment and a refuge for military personnel, veterans and first responders struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder is being developed at a scenic river-front ...

Seven stories in the news for Friday, Oct. 21 --- ONTARIO, QUEBEC TO SIGN ELECTRICITY DEAL Ontario and Quebec will sign a new seven-year electricity agreement today when the two governments hold a joi...

OTTAWA - A new report on homelessness proposes nearly doubling federal spending on affordable housing over the next 10 years to effectively eliminate the problem. Two groups - the Canadian Observatory...

HALIFAX - The Royal Canadian Navy’s last steam-powered warship - HMCS Preserver - was officially retired Friday during an elaborate, rain-drenched ceremony along the Halifax waterfront, marking ...

ESTEVAN, Sask. - For Bruno the Labrador retriever, all’s well that ends well. The lucky dog is recovering under a vet’s care after being trapped at the bottom of a well for almost a month ...