Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - The Liberal government has agreed to prioritize the passage of its bail legislation by hitting pause on getting its hate crime bill through the legislative process. The justice committee pass...

As Mark Critch watched U.S President Donald Trump fixate on annexing Greenland in recent weeks, annoyance gave way to curiosity - and eventually, a plane ticket. "He was talking about how there's nobo...

OTTAWA - As other countries move toward banning social media use for some teens, the Liberal government has confirmed it's working on new legislation to address online harms. So could Canada follow Au...

SURREY - The council in Surrey, B.C., has passed a motion to urge Ottawa to declare a national state of emergency for extortions, as police say they've arrested two people while patrolling neighbourho...

SURREY - Former grocery executive Darrell Jones has announced his bid for leadership of the Conservative Party of British Columbia, saying the province stands at a "crossroads." Jones, a former presid...

CALGARY - Alberta country music star Paul Brandt won't divulge his stance on the ongoing separatist movement in the province. Brandt refused to provide a definitive answer Tuesday when asked by report...

OTTAWA - The claims process for a landmark "Indian hospitals" settlement opened Tuesday, nearly one year after the federal government reached an agreement with survivors on compensation. The federal g...

ST. JOHN'S - Dozens of people in eastern Newfoundland are still displaced and living in temporary housing after a series of wildfires destroyed their homes more than five months ago. Marie Kennell is ...

EDMONTON - Alberta's judges are calling for respect days after Premier Danielle Smith said she wishes she could "direct" them. The province's three chief justices, in a rare public statement, say demo...

VICTORIA - The president of the Tahltan Central Government said British Columbia shouldn't change its Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, just as the First Nation and the provincial g...