Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - The federal government intends to make Jan. 29 a day to honour victims of the deadly 2017 attack on a Quebec City mosque. Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault made the announcement Th...

MONTREAL - Former Parti Quebecois leader Andre Boisclair will return court in mid-April to face charges related to two separate sexual assault cases. Boisclair was not in court today when the judge fi...

OTTAWA - The Heritage Ministry says it's reviewing the results of an independent investigation into harassment allegations at the Canadian Museum of History. The ministry revealed no details, citing t...

TORONTO - The controversial head of the council responsible for handling complaints against federal judges has retired.In a statement Thursday, the Canadian Judicial Council said Norman Sabourin, exec...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California's unemployment agency was warned early in the pandemic about an increase in fraudulent jobless claims yet waited four months before it made any substantive changes to i...

TORONTO - The scourge of overdose deaths underscores the need for Canada to decriminalize simple possession of hard drugs, the head of the national chiefs of police association said on Thursday. In ur...

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Thursday rescinded a regulation that barred U.S. foreign aid from being used to perform or promote abortions. His decision, while expected, was cheered by abortion-...

WASHINGTON - Canada's Liberal government cheered Thursday as President Joe Biden reversed a U.S. policy that denies federal funding to international aid organizations that support abortion. Biden sign...

COLUMBIA, S.C. - The South Carolina Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would outlaw almost all abortions in the state, overcoming years of hurdles thanks to Republicans winning new seats in last ye...

OTTAWA - Pfizer and BioNTech are already assuming Canada will agree their COVID-19 vaccine vials contain six doses instead of five and are using that to project how many vials they will send Canada in...