Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - A group of Iranian-Canadians is calling on the government to add a tough new element to its annual United Nations resolution on Iran’s dubious human rights record - a call for an intern...

Seven stories in the news for Wednesday, Oct. 6 --- RCMP TO SETTLE HARASSMENT SUITS The RCMP will announce the settlement of major harassment claims today that could see hundreds of current and former...

OTTAWA - New research suggests that polarizing debates over the impacts of climate change are not the driving force behind local opposition to major energy projects. And that’s something governm...

OTTAWA - RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson has delivered an abject apology to hundreds of current and former female officers and employees who were subjected to bullying, discrimination and harassment dat...

HALIFAX - Emotions ran high in a jam-packed hotel meeting room in Halifax as a resolution that would have removed a pro-Israel campaign from a Halifax Pride event was defeated by a majority vote at th...

OTTAWA - There’ll be more than $3 billion on the table when Health Minister Jane Philpott meets with her provincial counterparts later this month to hammer out a new five-year health accord. Phi...

OTTAWA - A Liberal backbencher’s bill to modernize Canada’s antiquated animal cruelty laws has been mauled, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet ministers joining forces with...

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government will bring in legislation in 2018 to compel all employers in federally regulated sectors to ensure men and women get equal pay for work of equal value. The legislation ...

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays expressed “extreme disappointment” and vowed to tighten their security and alcohol policies after a spectator hurled a beer can at a Baltimore outfielder du...

MONTREAL - Canadian lumber and government officials told the U.S. trade representative that any new softwood lumber agreement must reflect the differences in forestry regimes across the country. The c...