Category Archives: Canada

QUEBEC - The Quebec government officially launched a public inquiry on Wednesday into police surveillance of journalists. Jacques Chamberland, a judge with the province’s court of appeal, will c...

OTTAWA - As the federal government whittles away a backlog of payroll problems caused by its new pay system, officials say new payroll entries are taking an “unacceptable” amount of t...

OTTAWA - New Democrats have dropped their opposition to holding a national referendum on electoral reform in a bid to pressure the governing Liberals into agreeing to a proportional voting s...

Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Nov. 16. -- CANADA, MEXICO DISCUSSED NAFTA AFTER U.S. ELECTION: Canada and Mexico reached out to each other while preparing similar public messages la...

VANCOUVER - The death toll from illicit drugs will likely continue rising because of stronger opioids, an onerous federal law, and accidental overdoses among people who unwittingly take a ki...

TORONTO - TD Bank (TSX:TD) has quietly increased its fixed mortgage rates ahead of a similar move by Royal Bank of Canada (TSX:RY) to take effect Thursday, the latest sign that Canada’...

VANCOUVER - A rift in Canada’s literary community has deepened after dozens of prominent authors called for an independent investigation into the University of British Columbia’s firing of...

KENTVILLE, N.S. - His face streaked with tears, the middle-aged man put his head in his hands and breathed heavily. Testifying about an alleged sexual encounter with Brent Hawkes as a teen more t...

MARRAKECH, Morocco - Greenpeace Canada says Ottawa will set a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent below 2005 levels by 2050, A spokesperson for the environmental organizati...

TORONTO - The man at the heart of the Maple Leaf Gardens sex abuse scandal was charged Wednesday with three new counts of sexual assault.  Toronto police say Gordon Stuckless, 67, is accused...