Tag Archives: Politics

EDMONTON - Alberta's rural municipalities are teeing off on a trilogy of provincial bills they say erode trust and attack local authority. Paul McLauchlin, head of the Rural Municipalities of Alberta,...

TORONTO - Sex assault survivors and the opposition are livid with the Ontario government for what they call procedural games over a proposed justice bill. Government House Leader Paul Calandra sent a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - After months of questions about whether general election debates would happen, President Joe Biden and Republican nominee Donald Trump have agreed to participate in two of them: one ...

OTTAWA - Canada's tourism industry is trying to put on its Sunday best this week, showcasing itself to more than 500 international travel agents and tour operators at the largest annual tourism conven...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The future of a barrier of giant buoys that Texas Gov. Greg Abbot placed in the Rio Grande last year to deter migrant traffic may turn on whether a rocky, shallow stretch of the bor...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Department of Community Services doesn't have a clear picture of how many active cases involving children and families at risk its social workers are handling, a legislature co...

OTTAWA - A two-day summit on Indigenous identity fraud wrapped up Wednesday with a message to Canada: we're joining forces, and we want action to curb the epidemic. The summit, hosted by the Manitoba ...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia has started drafting a provincial autism action plan. Among other things, the plan will identify existing services and initiatives for children, youth and adults on the autism sp...

QUEBEC - The federal government says it has reached a deal with Canadian National Railway Company to acquire the historic Quebec Bridge, following decades of political wrangling over what to do with t...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Wednesday agreed to hold two campaign debates - the first on June 27 hosted by CNN and the second on Sept. 10 hosted by ABC -...