Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - With most of the country’s MPs deep into riding work or away on summer holiday, it’s the chatter among civil servants that echoes the loudest these days in the parliamentary preci...

TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $55 million dollar jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. However, two MaxMillions prizes of $1 million each were won by tickets purchased in Onta...

VICTORIA - The Tragically Hip kicked off a 15-city tour in Victoria on Friday night. Here’s the setlist from the show: 1. Boots and Hearts (album: Up to Here) 2. New Orleans is Sinking (Up to He...

CALGARY - A statement from a meeting of Canada’s agriculture ministers pledges to open new markets through trade agreements while protecting the country’s eggs, dairy and poultry from fore...

VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver are investigating after a recurrence of last year’s viral phenomenon that saw hecklers interrupt live television reports to yell sexually explicit remarks into re...

MONTREAL - A Supreme Court of Canada ruling Friday means the defence minister can appeal in the case of a Canadian soldier acquitted of sexually assaulting a female subordinate. The court ruled unanim...

OTTAWA - The country’s chief statistician believes Statistics Canada must have complete control of its own digital systems rather than having to turn to the federal government’s central IT...

OTTAWA - With most of the country’s MPs deep into riding work or away on summer holiday, it’s the chatter among civil servants that echoes the loudest these days in the parliamentary preci...

OTTAWA - People who backed a plan to bring 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada in a matter of months largely expected no increased risk of terrorism as a result, newly released federal polling informatio...

OTTAWA - Canada’s top soldier has decided special forces troops in Iraq will continue to wear the Kurdish flag on their uniforms in addition to the Maple Leaf, despite questions about the practi...