Category Archives: Canada

Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Feb. 1 --- TRUDEAU ABANDONS PROMISE TO CHANGE VOTING SYSTEM: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is abandoning his long-held promise to change the way ...

VICTORIA - The appearance of the deadly opioid carfentanil may explain the dramatic spike in overdoses in British Columbia, despite efforts to slow the carnage, the provincial health officer...

OTTAWA - During the 2015 election campaign, Justin Trudeau promised that a Liberal government would ensure it was the last to be held under the first-past-the-post electoral system. A look at how...

QUEBEC - The shooting in Quebec City’s mosque over the weekend has helped highlight the fact the city doesn’t have a place to bury people of the Muslim faith. In fact, the five Muslim...

LOS ANGELES - An Iranian-Canadian theatre director who shuttles between L.A. and Halifax for work says he has decided to stay in the United States for now, rather than cross the bo...

The Trudeau government’s announcement Wednesday that it had abandoned a long-held promise to change how Canadians elect their governments drew sharp condemnation from political opponents. But it...

OTTAWA - About two-thirds of people who call the federal government for help with their employment insurance claims get turned away by a busy message, while the rest face long periods on hold bef...

OTTAWA - The Liberals and NDP are working together to expedite the passage of a bill designed to help combat the country’s opioid crisis, including measures to reduce barriers to&...

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Swiss International Air Lines says a flight bound for Los Angeles diverted to Nunavut on Wednesday. The airline says the plane landed safely in Iqaluit after being diverted due...

YARMOUTH, N.S. - Three Nova Scotia fishermen face charges for the alleged mistreatment of a seal that was caught on video and posted to social media, says the federal Department of Fisheries and Ocean...