Category Archives: Canada

Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Sept. 20 ____ TRUDEAU DENOUNCES POLITICS OF ANXIETY SPEECH AT UN: Justin Trudeau’s first speech to the United Nations General Assembly included so...

VICTORIA - The silverware is being polished, the menu crafted, children’s toys are being chosen and even the fridge is being stocked with locally brewed beers. Government House in Victoria,...

CALGARY - Proposed pipelines in Canada seem to be taking two steps back for every step forward. The latest backslide came Tuesday when proponents of Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline said the...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is considering whether to send unarmed observers to help monitor Colombia’s historic peace agreement. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan’s office confirmed Tues...

OTTAWA - The Canadian Human Rights Commission said Tuesday it wants two prominent First Nations groups to resolve their dispute with the federal government over child welfare on reserves without ...

Vancouver’s proposed empty homes tax would include secondary properties being booked on the vacation rental website Airbnb, with the maximum fine for people who evade the levy set at $10,000. Ne...

OTTAWA - The top-level Trudeau adviser overseeing a possible extradition treaty with China told the previous government that China’s so-called “economic fugitives” don’t belong...

OTTAWA - Brad Trost is a proud social conservative who has no desire to moderate his views as he prepares to enter the Tory leadership campaign, but he will stop short of promising to officially reope...

TORONTO - Canada needs to scrap the capital gains tax and slash corporate taxes as a way to enhance economic growth, Conservative leadership hopeful Maxime Bernier said Tuesday. In a speech to a busin...

UNITED NATIONS, United Nations - Justin Trudeau’s first speech to the United Nations General Assembly included some less-than-subtle references to the politics practiced by people like Donald Tr...