Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - This time last year, the average Canadian might have struggled to pick Mark Carney's face out of a crowd. Now he's among the most recognizable figures in the country, and was selected The Can...

OTTAWA - Rural municipalities, Indigenous organizations and civil society groups are calling for changes to ensure people in remote parts of Canada receive emergency alerts during a crisis. The sugges...

VICTORIA - It should have been a very bad day for David Eby's government. But on Dec. 3, the morning after the pending closure of the pulp mill in Crofton, B.C., was announced with the loss of 350 job...

FREDERICTON - With increased pay for nurses, a $270-million deal for doctors and 11 new collaborative care clinics, New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt says her party spent the year building a foundation...

OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff campaign appeared to move at a breakneck pace towards Canada's economy this year. But beyond threats of double-digit tariff rates and sharp pain in manufa...

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is looking at cracking down on so-called "differential pricing" on groceries and implementing further controls on milk as part of its ongoing attempts to contain the...

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says several types of Pillsbury brand Pizza Pops are being recalled due to possible microbial contamination. The agency says Pizza Pops pepperoni and bacon pizza sn...

VICTORIA - British Columbia legislator Dallas Brodie, who earlier this month was removed as leader of the OneBC party, says she has been reinstated. Brodie says on social media she has regained contro...

WINNIPEG - For biologist and avid canoeist Jim Duncan, nothing beats the old-fashioned way of planning a multi-day wilderness outing - pulling out a large paper map, gathering his travelling companion...

OTTAWA - The spring federal election saw voters elect four MPs who were born in the 2000s - the first Canadians from that age cohort ever to take seats in the House of Commons. Eight months into the j...