Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - International Trade Minister Mary Ng says it is extremely disappointing that the United States has decided to appeal a World Trade Organization ruling against its softwood-lumber duties, part...

Quebec moved its most populous regions to a maximum alert-level on Monday and Ontario declared itself in the grips of a second COVID-19 wave as both provinces grappled with rising caseloads. Premier F...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on countries with the largest land masses to do more to protect the biodiversity of their land and water. Trudeau made that call on Monday at a specia...

VANCOUVER - The United States omitted and misstated facts when it shared allegations against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou with Canadian officials ahead of her arrest in Vancouver, one of her lawyers ...

OTTAWA - Veterans Affairs Canada can clear its backlog of disability benefit applications in a year if it hires nearly 400 more people, says the parliamentary budget office. The number of pending appl...

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): --- 6:51 p.m. B.C.'s provincial health officer is once again appealing to residents to stay close to home and keep social circle...

LONDON - Uber can keep operating in London for another year and a half after winning its appeal of a decision by the British capital's transit regulator not to renew its license. The San Francisco-bas...

OTTAWA - While the federal government is pressing ahead with plans to buy billions of dollars worth of much-needed equipment for the Canadian Armed Forces, the Department of National Defence's top pro...

Annual ceremonies across Canada held Sunday to honour police and peace officers who died in the line of duty acknowledged challenges members have endured from the global pandemic, with some speak...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - To borrow a favourite phrase from a certain sitting U.S. president, Tuesday’s debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden promises to be something the likes of which no one̵...