Category Archives: Canada

MONTREAL - As international concern mounts over the fate of a Montreal-based academic jailed in Tehran, an Amnesty International report claims Iranian authorities regularly put political prisonersR...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - They were called fallen women, and through much of the last two centuries they toiled in church-run Magdalene laundries as penance for often-petty crimes, “loose morals&...

MONTREAL - Rising online sales are prompting some Canadian retailers to consider overhauling the commission structures that motivate their store employees to deliver strong customer service. Clothing ...

CALGARY - “Hailstorm Alley” can be a very unforgiving place. The area - which runs from High River, just south of Calgary and north to central Alberta - hosts more than 40 hail storms ever...

CLEVELAND - Melancholic old memories of 1968 are being stirred this week as a political convention gathers under a cloud of concern, a toxic turn in race relations poisons the American atmosphere, and...

CALGARY - The largest energy-focused private equity firm in Calgary is ramping up its oilpatch investing pace to take advantage of bargain prices and an expected recovery in oil prices next year. ARC ...

VANCOUVER - Mo Korchinski remembers what it was like being separated from her three children. Her struggle with addiction and cycle through British Columbia’s corrections system led her to what ...

VANCOUVER - Five things to know about e-cigarettes: 1. Fruit and candy flavourings in e-cigarette liquids are the number 1 reason they appeal to youth, and there are calls on the federal government to...

Scott Dry faked his way through his first French braid and learned that the trick to a perfect bun is using more “whatever they’re called” - bobby pins. By the end of class, his smil...

VANCOUVER - Technology entrepreneur Tammy Meyers does a mental count every time she attends a business conference promoting the augmented reality company she co-founded. Almost always, she’s one...