Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - Defence Minister David McGuinty said he will unveil the Liberal government's plans for the military's Snowbirds aerobatics fleet later this month, and Canadians can "rest assured" its future ...

WINNIPEG - Manitoba has declared a public health emergency over HIV rates that it says are three times higher than the rest of Canada. "This emergency, it's not about creating fear, Dr. Brent Roussin,...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. State Department will begin revoking the U.S. passports of thousands of parents who owe a significant amount of unpaid child support. The department told The Associated Pres...

OTTAWA - Several Canadian organizations and civil society leaders are calling for a halt to a Canada-Ecuador free trade agreement, which they say will pose a risk to the environment and exacerbate a h...

REGINA - New figures from Saskatchewan's electrical utility show it would cost about $1 billion a year to extend the life of the province's coal plants. The numbers, released in a document leaked to t...

EDMONTON - Alberta's elections agency said Thursday it believes 568 people accessed a voter list at the heart of a massive privacy breach involving a separatist group. The group, called the Centurion ...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier is crediting a change in federal leadership for renewed traction in the province's pursuit of offshore oil and gas development. Tim Houston said Thursday that former pr...

CALGARY - Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney says reports that Alberta separatists are targeting and spreading his personal information has prompted him to alter his security but won't stop him from ...

QUBEC - The Quebec government tabled a bill on Thursday to increase the number of ridings in the province to 127 from 125, after the Supreme Court of Canada ruled against its attempt to block a redraw...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office says she has been granted security clearance to receive briefings from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. Her office provided few other deta...