Category Archives: Canada

Alberta’s NDP government is locking in minimum-wage increases which will see workers paid $15 an hour by 2018. Here’s a look at how minimum-wage workers are paid across the country: A...

VICTORIA - A growing trend of vigilante stings has resulted in charges against a former deputy sheriff in British Columbia just days after a Mountie faced similar allegations. The B.C. Criminal J...

VANCOUVER - RCMP officers will soon be carrying naloxone nasal spray to protect themselves against accidental contact with opioids such as the potentially deadly fentanyl. Commissioner Bob P...

MONTREAL - A Quebec member of the legislature wants her riding named after former NHL great Maurice (Rocket) Richard. Marie Montpetit is expected to file a motion in the national assembly on Thursday ...

TORONTO - A far-reaching review of civilian oversight of police in Ontario kicks off a series of public consultations on Wednesday as critics of the status quo call for sweeping reforms. Led by Justic...

OTTAWA - Any new rules to provide flexible work options for federally regulated workers will not become a burden on small businesses, the federal labour minister says. Labour Minister M...

EDMONTON - The federal and Alberta governments hope new research will help them understand how the Fort McMurray wildfire is affecting the physical and emotional health of people who were fo...

EDMONTON - A judge is allowing cameras in the courtroom for the verdict later this week in the case against Travis Vader. Vader has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree...

OTTAWA - U2 lead singer and activist Bono says working with a Trump administration to fight extreme poverty would be his biggest challenge - “by far.” Bono has developed clo...

OTTAWA - The independent assessment of the proposed Energy East pipeline could be “modestly” delayed by the decision to replace members of the review board, Natural Res...