Tag Archives: Politics

WASHINGTON, D. C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged another $500 million in military assistance to Ukraine in a one-on-one conversation with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the NATO summit in W...

Efforts are underway to combat growing rat populations in two of Ontario's largest cities, as the rodents that typically lurk underground become more visible thanks to a combination of construction an...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Doctors in Atlantic Canada say too many beds in emergency departments are taken up by people who need non-emergency care, and the "bed-blocking" is driving high numbers of emergency...

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia Liberal member who introduced a bill to improve breast cancer detection says the province isn't doing enough to offer cancer screening to women who need it. Rafah DiConstanzo...

OTTAWA - A former federal consultant has been charged with fraud for overbilling the government by $250,000. The RCMP say Clara Elaine Visser faces one charge of fraud over $5,000, following an invest...

OTTAWA - Ottawa expects to spend another $963 million to deal with the Phoenix pay system debacle that has plagued the public service since 2016, and can't yet say what the final price tag will be to ...

OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations passed an emergency resolution at its general assembly in Montreal Tuesday calling off a forensic audit that had been pushed by former national chief RoseAnne Ar...

MONTREAL - The City of Montreal says it will hold public consultations on how to better integrate services for homeless people with surrounding neighbourhoods. The announcement comes as Montrealers li...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Former Sen. Jim Inhofe, a conservative known for his strong support of defense spending and his denial that human activity is responsible for the bulk of climate change, has died....

TORONTO - Ontario municipalities have been forced to turn down thousands of child-care spaces in the $10-a-day system because of a limit on the percentage of for-profit spaces in the province's deal w...