Tag Archives: Politics

HALIFAX - The leader of a Cape Breton First Nation says his community is planning a self-regulated lobster fishery similar to the one on the province's southwestern shore that has sparked fierce oppos...

HALIFAX - A timeline of major events in the conflict between Mi'kmaq and non-Indigenous commercial fishers in southwest Nova Scotia.  --- Sept. 17: Sipekne'katik First Nation launches a self-regu...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is urging Canadians to stick to local health guidelines when considering how to celebrate Halloween next week. The question of how to handle the spooky evening i...

Quebec says it is allocating about $65 million to combat rising gun violence in big cities across the province. Public Security Minister Genevieve Guilbault told a news conference Tuesday the combinat...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday he is committed to honouring past promises to compensate dairy farmers who have suffered losses due to trade deals. Trudeau made the comment in resp...

HALIFAX - Glen Assoun says he's fearful he'll die before governments offer him compensation for almost 17 years of wrongful imprisonment that have left him with a weak heart and fragile health. The 64...

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7:30 p.m. Health officials in B.C. are reporting new outbreaks at three long-term care facilities and 167 more new cases of COVI...

OTTAWA - A new report by the parliamentary budget office suggests that expanding access to medical assistance in dying would lead to nearly 1,200 more aided deaths next year. The government's bid to e...

NEW YORK - Adam McKay was head writer at "Saturday Night Live" during the 2000 election - a heady era for the sketch show that saw the phrase "strategery" become lodged in the nation's consciousness, ...

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department on Tuesday sued Google for antitrust violations, alleging that it abused its dominance in online search and advertising to stifle competition and harm consumers. Th...