Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he's simply in "listening mode" on the idea of making voting mandatory in Canada after recently raising it before a virtual crowd. The remarks came when ...

OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that Alberta has the right to control the amount and destination of oil and other fuels flowing through its pipelines. The decision, released Tuesday, is...

OTTAWA - Canada's environment minister has put forward changes in response to NDP concerns about a bill that would make the federal government more accountable as it strives to reach net-zero carbon e...

OTTAWA - Dozens of health professionals from the military, federal government, Canadian Red Cross and even Newfoundland and Labrador's front-line hospitals are being redeployed to COVID-19 hot zones d...

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 7:50 p.m. British Columbia has extended its provincial state of emergency until May 11 to allow health officials to use the lega...

OTTAWA - Federal Labour Minister Filomena Tassi described a strike at the Port of Montreal as a "matter of life and death" as the Liberal government tabled Tuesday controversial back-to-work legislati...

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says a hypothetical tax on big corporations' excess profits would generate $7.9 billion for the federal government. The estimate Tuesday by budget officer Yve...

OTTAWA - Wrangling in the Senate over who will co-chair a special joint committee is holding up the start of a long-awaited, legally required, parliamentary review of Canada's assisted dying regime. T...

TORONTO - Ontario should work directly with employers to bring in a paid sick-leave program, the prime minister said Tuesday as the province made clear it wanted to top up an existing federal benefit ...

OTTAWA - A new survey suggests a vast majority of Canadians believe the verdict that found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of the murder of George Floyd was good news. A jury fo...