Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is urging Ottawa to terminate the West Coast oil tanker ban as the federal government prepares to unveil the details of a new energy pact it has been negotiatin...

OTTAWA - Visitors to Parliament Hill won't be able to see the iconic Peace Tower by the end of next year, once it's covered with Canadian steel scaffolding to enable renovations and repairs. The Peace...

VICTORIA - A report commissioned by British Columbia's government says its pursuit of new natural gas projects "threatens to set back progress" in reducing greenhouse emissions and the province is exp...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is barring South Africa from participating in the Group of 20 summit next year at his Miami-area club and will stop all payme...

VANCOUVER - A second major proxy advisory service has recommended shareholders vote in favour of the deal to combine Teck Resources Ltd. and Anglo American plc. Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc...

TORONTO - Ontario's repeal of its own emissions targets is an 11th hour attempt to escape accountability on its toothless climate plan, young activists behind a landmark case alleged on Wednesday as t...

ST. JOHN'S - Newfoundland and Labrador's new premier is meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney. Carney welcomed Tony Wakeham to Ottawa today and said the premier's agenda is ambitious. Wakeham and hi...

OTTAWA - Justice Minister Sean Fraser says the issue of coercive control in intimate relationships is "front of mind" as he prepares a new justice bill. MPs on the House of Commons status of women com...

HALIFAX - A waterfront area across the harbour from downtown Halifax is one step closer to being protected against infilling, as the Nova Scotia government says it has approved changes submitted by th...

TORONTO - Ontario grocers and The Beer Store have reached an agreement-in-principle on alcohol recycling that will allow the retailers to avoid collecting empties at their stores and gives a renewed r...