Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - Veterans Affairs Canada can clear its backlog of disability benefit applications in a year if it hires nearly 400 more people, says the parliamentary budget office. The number of pending appl...

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): --- 6:51 p.m. B.C.'s provincial health officer is once again appealing to residents to stay close to home and keep social circle...

LONDON - Uber can keep operating in London for another year and a half after winning its appeal of a decision by the British capital's transit regulator not to renew its license. The San Francisco-bas...

OTTAWA - While the federal government is pressing ahead with plans to buy billions of dollars worth of much-needed equipment for the Canadian Armed Forces, the Department of National Defence's top pro...

Annual ceremonies across Canada held Sunday to honour police and peace officers who died in the line of duty acknowledged challenges members have endured from the global pandemic, with some speak...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - To borrow a favourite phrase from a certain sitting U.S. president, Tuesday’s debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden promises to be something the likes of which no one̵...

President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes the year he ran for president and in his first year in the White House, according to a report Sunday in The New York Times. Trump, who has...

MADISON, Wis. - A federal appeals court on Sunday temporarily halted a six-day extension for counting absentee ballots in Wisconsin's presidential election, a momentary victory for Republicans and Pre...

OTTAWA - The security service charged with protecting Parliament Hill says it has stepped up its presence in the area following several recent reports of harassment against politicians and others. The...

VICTORIA - An Indigenous leader says John Horgan would often use a joke to ease tensions during difficult times in talks over the future of fish farms between groups with different interests in Britis...