Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - Former prime minister Stephen Harper has left his role with the chief fundraising arm of the federal Conservative party, but says he still intends to play a role with the party itself. Harper...

TORONTO - Sen. Mike Duffy has begun his appeal of a ruling that bars him from suing the Senate. He says his suspension by the Upper Chamber was politically motivated and possibly unlawful. As a result...

Canada's national police force is taking part in the massive effort to identify dozens of Canadians killed in last week's plane crash in Iran. While no RCMP officers are currently on th...

KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian police say they have opened an investigation into the possibility that the former U.S. ambassador came under illegal surveillance before she was recalled from her post. The a...

OTTAWA - The Canadian military is resuming some operations in Iraq following a temporary suspension of activities last week. Brig.-Gen. Michel-Henri St-Louis says the military is again flying transpor...

OTTAWA - The Canadian military is resuming some operations in Iraq following a temporary suspension of activities last week. Brig.-Gen. Michel-Henri St-Louis says the military is again flying transpor...

LONDON - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is chairing a meeting in London today that the federal government hopes will lead to justice and financial compensation for the famil...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Past and present politicians of all stripes are expected in St. John's, N.L., today to pay their last respects to John Crosbie. The former federal cabinet minister and lieutena...

WASHINGTON - Officials from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan say they have reached a preliminary agreement aimed at clearing the way for the filling and operation of a $5 billion dam project on the Nile Rive...

BERLIN - Germany's foreign minister was flying to Libya on Thursday to meet one of the country's rival leaders, Gen. Khalifa Hifter, in a bid to push forward troubled efforts to secure a cease-fire. G...