Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - Some MPs are warning the high-stress, high-stakes environment of politics coupled with relentless work schedules and bouts of politically motivated marathon voting and debating sessions&...

OTTAWA - The tribunal that adjudicates asylum claims in Canada says it expects cuts to legal-aid funding imposed by the Doug Ford government in Ontario will lead to delays and other disruptions of ref...

OTTAWA - An evaluation of a federal benefit to help parents take time off work to care for critically ill children says fewer people have used it than expected because they didn't know about it o...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The president of a small Quebec airline says three people were killed when one of its planes crashed into a Labrador lake Monday. Jean Tremblay, president of Air Sagu...

OTTAWA - Canada's border-security agency will soon require all border-security officers working with detained migrants to wear defensive gear that includes batons, pepper spray and bull...

Five stories in the news for Tuesday, July 16 --- IRREGULAR MIGRANT NUMBERS DOWN THIS YEAR: DATA Newly published government figures show fewer asylum-seekers crossing "irregularly"...

OTTAWA - The federal government is promising major announcements today at shipyards in Quebec and Victoria. Cabinet minister Jean-Yves Duclos is to be at Davie Shipyard outside Quebec City a...

VANCOUVER - A proposed high-speed rail link connecting Vancouver, Seattle and Portland would cut the travel time between each city to under an hour and dramatically boost the economy of the ...

VICTORIA - A British Columbia man has died of a rare viral rabies infection, the first such case in the province since 2003. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the man was in contact with...

CRANBROOK, B.C. - A special prosecutor is recommending up to two years in prison for a former polygamous leader in Bountiful, B.C., convicted of removing a child from Canada to marry a membe...