Category Archives: Canada

Five stories in the news for Monday, June 10 --- FANS, CITIES PREPARE FOR TORONTO RAPTORS POSSIBLE NBA CHAMPIONSHIP Excitement is building across Canada for a game that could win the Toronto...

In the tiny hamlet of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, more than 3,000 kilometres northwest of Scotiabank Arena, the Toronto Raptors' famous slogan takes on a whole new meaning. "One of our big jokes is the li...

OTTAWA - Anyone who wants to buy political ads on Facebook in the lead-up to the federal election will have to be approved by the company, but non-advertising that simply blurs lines -like a rece...

The Royal Canadian Legion says its leaders have approved a new policy that prohibits its branches from affiliating with groups that promote hatred. Last month, the legion's Dominion Command said ...

OTTAWA - The Toronto Raptors and the Golden State Warriors aren't the only ones who'll be trying to score during Game 5 of the NBA finals. The Conservative party will be competing with ...

OTTAWA - The federal government will announce a plan Monday to ban harmful single-use plastics such as drinking straws as early as 2021. A government official with knowledge of the plan says no l...

Raptors fans across Canada - and beyond - are gearing up for Monday's potentially championship-clinching Game 5 in Toronto. Viewing parties across the country are expanding as the Raptors lo...

VICTORIA - A move to seek federal funding for Victoria's annual Remembrance Day events may have backfired, the city's mayor said Friday. Lisa Helps said she expected council members would re...

OTTAWA - Conservative senators are being blamed for running out the parliamentary clock on a number of bills, including several aimed at advancing the rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Conse...

OTTAWA - NDP MP Christine Moore will not run for re-election in the fall, she announced Friday. The representative for Abitibi-Tmiscamingue said she will continue to advocate for progressive valu...