Tag Archives: Politics

TORONTO - What do conservation authorities, a downtown Toronto parking lot and freedom-of-information requests have in common? On the face of it, nothing - but provincial legislative changes are comin...

EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith's parliamentary secretary for constitutional affairs is encouraging Albertans to sign a petition that calls for a vote on separation from Canada. Jason Stephan, a Uni...

TORONTO - Ontario Power Generation's former CEO is at the top of the list of high-earning public servants for the year after he retired. Ken Hartwick retired at the end of 2024, a year in which he ear...

EDMONTON - An investigation has found Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally violated an election law in his official response to a recall petition targeting him, but he was spared any penalty. Nally acc...

OTTAWA - Public servants who are eligible for the federal government's early retirement incentive can now apply for it after waiting months for the program's launch. The program - part of the governme...

A judge ruled Friday that the Trump administration can convene a meeting next week to seek an exemption from the Endangered Species Act on the basis of national security for expanded oil and gas drill...

Canada's national lawyers group has rebuked a call from four premiers for Ottawa to overhaul how it appoints provincial superior court and appeal judges. The premiers of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario...

OTTAWA - Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said Friday the federal government is opposed to forced labour, a day after another Liberal MP cast doubt on China's labour practices. On Thursday, MP Michael Ma a...

TORONTO - Ontario's housing start projections have been revised downward once again in the province's budget, putting the government even farther off track from building 1.5 million homes over 10 year...

HALIFAX - Prime Minister Mark Carney has agreed with Nova Scotia to simplify federal and provincial environmental approvals for major infrastructure and resource projects. Carney and Premier Tim Houst...