How a trade feud with Canada built hundreds of homes in places like New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS—One little-known legacy of the now-expiring softwood lumber agreement: it spawned a massive, Canadian-funded humanitarian effort in the United States that people north of the...

Hydro One working to restore power to about 3,000 customers

TORONTO—The number of Hydro One customers without power has doubled overnight, now sitting at just over 3,000. The affected area stretches from Sudbury, Ont., in the...

Up to 20 centimetres of snow expected in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick

HALIFAX—The first significant snowfall of the winter in the Maritimes is causing travel headaches across the region. Some flights at Halifax Stanfield International Airport have been...

Alberta plans to push for more tourism in national parks and beyond in 2016

Manitoba’s first openly gay MLA looks back on career, struggle for rights

WINNIPEG—The early 2000s were not that long ago, but seem like a different era to Jim Rondeau. Back then, Manitoba’s first openly gay legislature member sat...

Six more planes carrying Syrian refugees to land in Quebec by year’s end

MONTREAL—The Quebec government says about 1,800 more Syrian refugees are expected to land in Montreal by Dec. 31. Provincial Immigration Minister Kathleen Weil and acting Public...

Canada well positioned to become Islamic banking hub, according to report

TORONTO – Islamic banking is being touted as the next big thing for Canada’s financial services sector, but experts say it’s up to the new federal...

Justin Trudeau the runaway choice for Canada’s Newsmaker of the Year

OTTAWA –  It’s been quite the year for Justin Trudeau. He scored a stunning come-from-behind election victory, became the first offspring of a prime minister to...

Canada’s finance ministers agree to revisit pension reform talks in the new year

OTTAWA – A federal-provincial gathering of finance ministers reached rare consensus Monday on the polarizing subject of Canada Pension Plan reform – they agreed to keep...

Social media playing key role as Syrian refugees arrive in Canada

HALIFAX—Val Macdonald says it only took a few minutes before a little red notification popped up on her Facebook page after posting about donations for a...