Author Archives: Syndicated Content

TORONTO - The federal government says cost-conscious families are among the groups set to benefit from a proposed tax holiday, a temporary policy that will make many children's items and packaged food...

REGINA - The Saskatchewan Party government is projecting a deficit that's more than double what it predicted in its budget, largely due to higher crop insurance payouts following a difficult farming s...

OTTAWA - Canadian negotiators at the United Nations plastic pollution treaty talks in South Korea said Thursday they are working "around the clock" to finalize an agreement, though the process has bee...

MONTREAL - A Quebec committee that examines domestic violence deaths has found that many victims aren't accessing the help they need even if the signs of violence are clear. The Comit d'examen des dcs...

MONTREAL - A shopping mall and office complex in downtown Montreal is being criticized for using the popular children's song "Baby Shark" to discourage unhoused people from loitering in its emergency ...

TORONTO - A tax holiday introduced by the federal government is throwing a bit of a wrench in Andy Thompson's Christmas shopping plans. The Fredericton mom of two was going to do most of her shopping ...

MONTREAL - Quebec electronics billionaire Robert Miller wants to defend himself against the women who claim he paid them for sex when they were underage, but he can't do that if he doesn't know their ...

MERIGOMISH, N.S. - Federal food safety officials say they have confirmed the first case of dermo disease in oysters from Nova Scotia - the second confirmed case in Canada. The Canadian Food Inspection...

HALIFAX - The weak voter turnout in Nova Scotia's election is "shocking" but not a complete surprise, says a political scientist after almost 66,000 fewer voters cast ballots compared with the 2021 vo...

Opposing sides in British Columbia's fractious battle over coastal open net-pen salmon farming are in Ottawa casting for support to either phase out the industry or throw it a life line. Representativ...