Author Archives: Syndicated Content

CALGARY - A lawyer for a former Calgary city councillor says his client's expense claims, which falsely included the names of 27 politicians from across Canada, were the result of administrative and m...

OTTAWA - Provinces and territories need to do more to expand and improve their treatment services for people suffering from addictions and mental health conditions before they contemplate whether to m...

TORONTO - The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission says it has approved a short extension to operate the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station until the end of 2026. Ontario Power Generation was previous...

CHARLOTTETOWN - The government of Prince Edward Island is reporting a deficit of $14.8 million for the 2023-24 fiscal year ending March 31. The figure is $82.8 million smaller than the $97.6-million d...

WINNIPEG - Changes to Manitoba's child welfare system aimed at keeping more families together are now in effect. The province has put in place a system that will allow kids to stay out of child welfar...

MONTREAL - Two men, aged 18 and 20, were arrested on Friday in connection with an Old Montreal fire last week that claimed the lives of a mother and daughter from France, police said. Cmdr. Jean-Sbast...

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Liberals are promising to cover the cost of one round of in vitro fertilization treatment for people trying to start a family. Leader Susan Holt told a news conference Fr...

KENASTON, Sask. - Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe says he won't hike the small business tax if re-elected premier on Oct. 28. Moe says the tax would remain at one per cent, rather than return to t...

MONTREAL - A woman from Montreal's South Shore appeared in court on Friday on charges of aggravated assault after allegedly scalding a 10-year-old boy with boiling water more than one week ago. Friday...

OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in September. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions,...