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OTTAWA - The Liberal government is launching a new three-year immigration experiment that aims to help fill labour shortages in Canada's agri-food sector. Over the last several years, industries&...

The federal Liberals and Ontario Tories are blaming each other for the impending loss of 550 jobs at Bombardier's railway car plant in Thunder Bay, Ont., as the transportation giant's Canadian rail fo...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is paying a visit to the Trans Mountain pipeline terminal in Edmonton this morning. It has been almost a month since Trudeau gave a second go-ahead to expan...

TORONTO - The Ontario Cannabis Store has removed certain CannTrust Holdings Inc. products from its online store and from distribution to physical outlets until Health Canada completes its in...

LOS ANGELES - Disney Channel has cancelled the red-carpet premiere of its movie "Descendants 3" after the death of 20-year-old star Cameron Boyce. Disney Channel said in a statement Thursday that inst...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta is stepping down following criticism of his handling of a plea deal with a wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein, who is accused o...

Canada has dropped two places to No. 7 in the FIFA world rankings after exiting in the round of 16 at the recent Women's World Cup. The world champion Americans remained No. 1 in the rankings released...

CALGARY - A driver has been suspended and fined after a collision during a Calgary Stampede chuckwagon race that resulted in the death of a third horse during this week's Rangeland Derby. St...

Tax deadline day led to lineups at Vernon City Hall, but it wasn't as busy as past years.The city's Manager of Revenue Services Cindy Barker said 86 per cent of property owners paid their bill by the ...

WASHINGTON - U.S. producer prices rose modestly in June, another sign that inflationary pressures remain subdued. The Labor Department said Friday that its producer price index, which measures inflati...