Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada reserved judgment on the national carbon tax Wednesday. After two days of hearings and presentations from more than two dozen interested parties, the court adjourn...

VANCOUVER - The coroners service is expected to release data today on the latest number of monthly overdose deaths in British Columbia after three months of rising fatalities during the pandemic.The p...

REGINA - Some leaders have a reputation for political strategy, others for charisma. Scott Moe may be best known for being ordinary. The leader of the Saskatchewan Party has been in elected politics f...

RED DEER, Alta. - RCMP are investigating after far-right protesters disrupted what was to be a peaceful anti-racism rally in central Alberta last weekend, but local advocacy groups say officers should...

OTTAWA - The minority Liberal government unveiled sweeping goals Wednesday to expand or extend supports for Canadians from nearly every sector of society in a throne speech billed as their "ambitious ...

WASHINGTON - A Canadian woman accused of mailing a package containing ricin to the White House included a threatening letter in which she told President Donald Trump to "give up and remove your applic...

REGINA - A look at Ryan Meili, leader of the Saskatchewan NDP: Born: April 11, 1975, in Moose Jaw, Sask.  Early years: Grew up on a farm 40 kilometres south of Moose Jaw. His family moved into th...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump didn't have to look very far for one of the contenders on his short list to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court: he's been considering one of ...

REGINA - Ryan Meili arrived unexpectedly.It was 1997 and Father Les Paquin was working at a Roman Catholic church mission in Brazil.The stranger at his door was interested in medicine and wanted to se...

SAN FRANCISCO - The University of California "inappropriately admitted" at least 64 wealthy, mostly white students over the past six years as "favours to donors, family, and friends," according to an ...