Tag Archives: Politics

MONTRAL - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada's next governor general will speak both French and English. In an interview with Radio-Canada, Carney answered "absolutely" when asked by radio host Pa...

OTTAWA - An internal Canadian Security Intelligence Service memo says allowing the spy agency to collect foreign intelligence overseas would capitalize on its "existing footprint and expertise," but m...

MONTREAL - High-profile progressive Liberal MPs attending the party's national convention in Montreal on Friday welcomed and defended former Conservatives who have crossed the floor to their caucus. F...

HALIFAX - The spring session of the Nova Scotia legislature did not work out quite as Premier Tim Houston had hoped, according to opposition parties and a political scientist. The session was marked b...

MONTREAL - Prime Minister Mark Carney visited the Montreal Canadiens dressing room after the team's 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in a thrilling game Thursday night. Carney was in Montreal for ...

WINNIPEG - A long-promised hospital in Portage la Prairie will not open this November as planned. A memo issued to staff in the Southern Health region says the new Portage Regional Health Centre will ...

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is hinting the provincial government may broaden a tax cut on food items but not as much as some people are demanding. Most basic food items, including milk, meat...

EDMONTON - Lawyers for the Alberta government say collecting signatures for a potential referendum on separation doesn't violate treaty rights, and they argue holding a vote on leaving Canada wouldn't...

The Trump administration on Thursday proposed weakening rules for the disposal of ash produced by burning coal that can contain hazardous heavy metals and contaminate groundwater. Those regulations we...

CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA - Police in Calgary have charged one of their civilian staffers with using their database to seek out people for personal relationships. Police say they executed a search warr...