Canada immigration
Bookseller Zulema Diaz fled her native Peru after being kidnapped, beaten and robbed, hoping to find safety in the United States. Instead, she said she experienced homelessness and sexual harassment…
From boom to glut: Canada’s housing plan could backfire on Trudeau
The Canadian government’s plan to ease runaway housing prices by rapidly ramping up the pace of home construction risks pushing up construction costs in the near term and could lead…
Canada expects crude-by-rail boom as pipeline project collapses
TransCanada Corp's decision this week to scrap its $12 billion Energy East pipeline and delays to other export pipeline projects look set to increase producers' reliance on costly crude-by-rail to…
California wildfire smoke blankets parts of Canada
Smoke from California and Oregon wildfires has cloaked Canada’s third-largest city of Vancouver — known for its majestic mountain views and fresh ocean breezes — in the dirtiest air in…
Canada’s G7 presidency: a ‘progressive agenda’ at risk
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promises a "progressive agenda" for Canada's G7 presidency in 2018, but talks may once again hit a snag over climate change after the US withdrawal from…
Canada election brings call to arms against gun violence
Long associated with gang violence, the Regent Park neighborhood of Canada’s largest city Toronto has changed. But firearms continue to claim lives, prompting calls ahead of national elections Monday for…
US, Canada set for talks to revise NAFTA
With a deal with Mexico out of the way, US trade officials are due to resume talks with Canada on Tuesday to try to salvage the North American Free Trade…
Restorying Canada
In her incisively argued book, ‘Aboriginal people and colonies of Western Canada to 1900’ (University of Toronto Press, 1990), Sarah Carter states: “The Indian Act of 1876, which has been…
On Canada
This week, July 1, the people of Canada celebrated the 152th birthday of their country. In this connection, various events were held throughout Canada, with people expressing their patriotism and…
