Tag Archives: Politics

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A tweet seeking to distance Elections Canada from the use of electronic voting equipment has earned a like from the president of the United States.  Despite a lack of evidence,...

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's chief public health officer says capacity to deal with an outbreak of COVID-19 is "stretched," which is why the government has shut down the territory for two weeks to try...

MEXICO CITY - The U.S. Justice Department is dropping its drug trafficking and money laundering case against former Mexican Defence Secretary Salvador Cienfuegos, Attorney General William Barr said Tu...

OTTAWA - The Senate has resolved a dispute over how its committees should operate during the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing them to get underway this week. An attempt to get the committees started two we...

Simple, direct messaging from officials is necessary to clear up confusion about shifting public health restrictions amid skyrocketing COVID-19 infections in Canada, experts in health and communicatio...

PORTLAND, Ore. - An agreement announced Tuesday paves the way for the largest dam demolition in U.S. history, a project that promises to reopen hundreds of miles of waterway along the Oregon-Californi...

TORONTO - Canada deserves praise for its efforts to fight COVID-19 both at home and abroad as well as for its commitment to public health, the head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. In...

WASHINGTON - Acting Defence Secretary Christopher Miller said Tuesday the U.S. will reduce troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan by mid-January, asserting that the decision fulfills President Donald Tr...

OTTAWA - Canada's top central banker is making a plea for the country to more quickly address the impacts of climate change to avoid any economic ripple effects on households and businesses. Tiff Mack...

ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey's parliament on Tuesday granted President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government permission to deploy peacekeepers to Azerbaijan to monitor a cease-fire deal between Azerbaijan and ...