Category Archives: Canada

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is giving its Crown power utility $10 million to provide up to 8,000 free air-conditioning units to vulnerable people. A death review panel by the BC Corone...

MONTREAL - Vincenzo Guzzo, CEO of a large independent movie theatre chain in Quebec and investor on CBC Television's "Dragon's Den," has been charged with criminal harassment. The Quebec prosecutor's ...

TORONTO - The federal immigration minister says Ottawa is ramping up its efforts to attract tech talent to Canada. In an announcement at tech conference Collision in Toronto, minister Sean Fraser reve...

GATINEAU, Que. - Canada's competition watchdog released its much awaited study into the country's retail grocery market on Tuesday. Here are the Competition Bureau's recommendations for the sector, in...

OTTAWA - Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says he's hopeful that the Liberal government can find a positive outcome with Google and Meta. But should the companies remove news from their plat...

YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories Power Corporation says it has improved its safety systems and processes since a worker died in 2021. Michael Chinna was struck in the head and neck by a column ...

MONTREAL - NASA is reporting that smoke from wildfires in northern Quebec has reached Europe. The American space agency says satellite imagery from Monday showed smoke extending across the North Atlan...

TORONTO - Canada has banned testing cosmetic products on animals. It's a largely symbolic move that brings Canada's policy in line with dozens of other countries. Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says...

OTTAWA - Provinces that already cover dental-care services for children have been given a smaller share of federal dollars from the Canada Dental Benefit, further driving concerns that governments wil...

OTTAWA - The Treasury Board says it has found no evidence of political interference in federal contracts with consulting firm McKinsey & Company. Treasury Board President Mona Fortier and Procurem...