A twice-yearly survey of over 20,000 Canadians shows that smoking continues to decline in Canada. Results from the 2002 Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey show that 5.4 million Canadians, or ... Read More

Starting in 2005, new vehicles in Canada will be required to have anti-theft immobilization devices. Transport Canada says that about 80 percent of new vehicles are already equipped with the ... Read More

If you're not one of the 450,000 or so who will be at Toronto's Downsview Park to see the Rolling Stones SARS relief concert on Wednesday, July 30, then do ... Read More

Canada Post and CUPW, the union representing the postal workers in Canada, have signed a tentative agreement. The four-year deal still has to be ratified by the union membership, but ... Read More

Fifty years ago today the Korea Armistice Agreement was signed, ending three years of bitter fighting in Korea. Canada was one of 16 countries which fought under the auspices of ... Read More

There are more card-carrying Liberals in Canada than ever before, with party membership hitting a high of over 531,000 in June. The surge in membership in the Liberal Party of ... Read More

The crime rate stayed low in Canada in 2002, with little change from the year before. Statistics Canada says that the number of crimes reported by police in Canada is ... Read More

If you're a permanent resident of Canada, that is someone who has permanent resident status but is not a Canadian citizen, after December 30, 2003, you will need a new ... Read More

With months left until the Liberal Leadership Convention in November, Finance Minister John Manley told a news conference he's dropping out of the Liberal leadershio race. That leaves just Paul ... Read More

The CRTC, the Canadian telecommunications regulator, has ordered large Canadian telephone companies to offer their high-speed Internet access to customers of competitors. Until now, telephone companies Bell Canada, Aliant, SaskTel and ... Read More

The number of young offenders going to jail since the introduction of the Youth Criminal Justice Act in April 2003 has dropped dramatically. The National Post reports that the number ... Read More

The Minister of Justice has referred a draft of the bill redefining marriage to include same-sex unions to the Supreme Court of Canada. The government wants the court's opinion on ... Read More

Both CUPW, the union representing the postal workers in Canada, and Canada Post say the Canadian postal strike that was scheduled for as early as midnight Thursday will be delayed ... Read More

Environment Canada estimates that pre-1988 vehicles and poorly maintained vehicles are responsible for about 35 percent of on-road emissions in Canada. To encourage owners to get older, high polluting vehicles ... Read More

Manitoba joined Confederation 133 years ago, becoming Canada's fifth province on July 15, 1870. In 1870 Manitoba covered little more than the Red River Valley. The province now has a ... Read More

Citizenship and Immigration Canada warns that the summer is their busy season for applications from students, workers and visitors for extensions to their temporary residence status. The Department recommends that ... Read More

CUPW, the union representing the postal workers in Canada, has given notice that their 48,000 members may strike as soon as Friday July 18. In a press release CUPW says ... Read More

In the nick of time to meet a deadline set by an Ontario Court, Health Canada has announced it will reluctantly sell marijuana to Canadians licensed to use marijuana for ... Read More

British Columbia has become the second Canadian province to allow gay marriages. The British Columbia Court of Appeal has lifted a one-year moratorium on same-sex marriages, giving gay and lesbian ... Read More

The golf course that is. The National Golf Course Owners Association of Canada suggests that you combine your golf game with family time and take part in Take a Kid ... Read More

Nova Scotia Premier John Hamm has called an election for August 5. High auto insurance rates are likely to be the big issue for this election. The Nova Scotia government ... Read More

The first Canadian space telescope, and also the world's smallest space telescope, was launched from a Russian cosmodrome on June 30. The official name of the telescope is MOST or ... Read More

Following in the Liberal tradition of Mackenzie King and his diaries, leadership candidate Paul Martin is keeping a blog, a sort of online diary. Paul Martin's blog is devoted solely ... Read More

The Bank of Canada is holding millions of dollars from dormant Canadian bank accounts, and they will return the money to its rightful owners. The Bank provides an online search ... Read More

You might not be able to make it to Parliament Hill in person but you can catch the Canada Day celebrations live on CBC. The noon show headlines Amanda ... Read More