Canada is having another birthday on July 1, marking the anniversary of Canadian Confederation in 1867 and the birth of Canada as a nation. In "Try the Maple Test", Winnipeg ... Read More

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper gave a formal apology on June 22, 2006 to the Chinese Canadian community for the use of a head tax and the exclusion of Chinese ... Read More

The Conservative government has followed up on its one-year amnesty for long-gun owners by tabling a bill to end the Canadian long-gun registry. With the House of Commons about to ... Read More

The Canadian federal government has expanded the definition of those eligible for compassionate care benefits to care for terminally ill family members starting the week of June 11, 2006. Compassionate ... Read More

Nova Scotia Premier Rodney Macdonald and the Nova Scotia Conservatives barely pulled out a minority government Tuesday night in the Nova Scotia provincial election, winning just 23 seats of 52 ... Read More

Premier Rodney Macdonald is looking for a mandate and hopes to take the Conservatives from a minority to majority government when Nova Scotia goes to the polls on Tuesday. Polls ... Read More

After cutting off rural mail delivery in some Maritimes areas, Canada Post is reviewing its entire system of rural mail delivery, according to CNEWS. Canada Post says it has had ... Read More

In the middle of May the Conservative government cancelled the grants program for retrofitting homes in Canada to make them more energy efficient. This is all part of its review ... Read More

The Canadian government has introduced a bill to establish firm dates for federal elections every four years, except when the government is defeated in a non-confidence vote in the House ... Read More