Category Archives: Canada

VICTORIA - British Columbia is changing the province's tax structure for liquefied natural gas projects with Finance Minister Carole James saying the government is aiming to encourage more development...

MONTREAL - SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. is walking back a statement by its CEO, who said last week he never cited the protection of 9,000 Canadian jobs as a reason the construction giant should be granted a...

MONTREAL - Former national ski coach Bertrand Charest will be released from prison as he appeals his convictions on sex-related charges involving young skiers. "He does not present a risk of...

MONTREAL - A Montreal man charged with the attempted murder of a Catholic priest last week was ordered Monday to undergo an evaluation at a psychiatric hospital. The Crown and defence agreed that...

MARTINS POINT, N.S. - An American man who dedicated his life to finding treasure on Nova Scotia's Oak Island was remembered Monday as a larger-than-life figure who became a pillar in the community he ...

A woman who escaped violence and human trafficking, and helped shelter former CIA whistleblower Edward Snowden when he fled to Hong Kong, has arrived in Canada with her daughter af...

OTTAWA - Canada's health program for refugees and asylum seekers is getting a $283 million boost over the next two years. Immigration officials say the funding increase - contained in last week's fede...

OTTAWA - The Senate's human rights committee is launching a study about the coerced sterilization of Indigenous women. Senators on the committee say they want to hold meetings and hear from ...

CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island's Green leader is contemplating making history - as the party's first Canadian premier. Islanders will go to the polls April 23 in a provincial elec...

OTTAWA - The Canadian Coast Guard's hope that its first new fisheries science vessel will finally be delivered this summer could be dashed after the ship crashed on its first test run last week. Seasp...