Beyond Local

OTTAWA — The role of developing countries in the Ukraine conflict took centre stage Friday as Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly met with her Norwegian counterpart in Ottawa.

OTTAWA — Allegations of foreign interference in Canada's democracy have dominated discussions on Parliament Hill for the past week, with the prime minister unveiling new measures aimed at investigating what happened in the last two federal elections and several committees studying the issue. 

Whistler Search and Rescue (WSAR) received a total of four requests for assistance on Wednesday, March 8, resulting in one person dead and eight others extricated safely from out-of-bounds areas on Whistler Mountain.

VANCOUVER — A panicked 14-year-old from British Columbia and his family paid $1,500 to a company that claimed it would recover intimate images that were being used to extort him. It didn't.

OTTAWA — Canada is banning the import of Russian steel and aluminum as part of its sanctions regime, as Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly raises the possibility of regime change in Moscow.

“I feel like being elected is just a stepping stone to other people being elected as well in terms of more minorities or people that are gender diverse,” she said. “That’s what it means to me... giving more people the chance to have their voices heard.” 

Smaller financial institutions tend to be closer to gender parity in their executive ranks than the major Canadian banks, a new analysis by credit rating agency DBRS Morningstar has found.

Small ways to help ease the hit on your wallet at the grocery store.

Turn your banana bread into chunky monkey bread with dark chocolate chunks and walnuts.

Research shows exercise benefits lining of the arteries in postmenopausal women; helps prevent heart disease