Air Canada CEO sees clear skies ahead despite trade tensions and fuel volatility

MONTREAL – The head of Canada’s largest airline brushed off concerns about a slowing global economy after business passengers helped the airline top analysts’ earnings expectations...

Liberals give BlackBerry $40M to support futuristic car development

OTTAWA – BlackBerry is getting $40 million in federal funding to help develop technologies that make cars safer, more connected to cyberspace and, eventually, capable of...

Federal NDP not selling with unions, Canadians: labour leader

OTTAWA – The federal NDP is struggling to reach members of the labour movement and Canadians in general, says Canadian Labour Congress president Hassan Yussuff. Organized...

There wasn’t an app for that? Environment Canada launches its own weather

OTTAWA — Environment Canada is going mobile. The federal agency launched its first ever weather app for iPhone and Android this week, including a new high-resolution...

Health agency hunts for Canadians who had surgery at Tijuana clinic

OTTAWA — The Public Health Agency of Canada says at least 30 Canadians who had surgery at a clinic in Tijuana, Mexico are at risk of...

‘Good luck with your fight’: Sting supports GM workers battling plant closure

Government of Canada supports organizations improving accessibility and job opportunities for persons with disabilities in Edmonton

Today, the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Natural Resources and Member of Parliament for Edmonton Mill Woods, announced Government of Canada support for organizations to improve...

Saskatchewan’s challenge of federal carbon tax in hands of Appeal court

REGINA — Five Saskatchewan judges have reserved their decision on the constitutionality of a federally imposed carbon tax after two days of hearings in Regina. Lawyers...

Drug users, advocates fear federal election may sideline safer opioids policy

VANCOUVER — The co-founder of a national group of parents whose children have died of overdoses fears the looming federal election will derail any policy changes...