Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will review a dispute about a quintessentially Canadian issue - the question of municipal responsibility for proper snow removal to ensure the ...

TORONTO - The federal government is switching up its relief programs for unemployed Canadians after doling out $69.37 billion to 8.61 million people across the country whose jobs were impacted by...

OTTAWA - Electric car advocates are pushing Ottawa to put more money into its zero-emission vehicle rebate program, as the popular program is on track to run out of cash more than a year ahead of sche...

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are rolling out a $37-billion income-support plan for workers whose earnings have crashed during the pandemic, providing a hint of future changes to the social safety net...

MONTREAL - The family of a Quebec man who died this week in a Florida prison says they want answers about his cell conditions and the circumstances surrounding his final months. Sacha Bond&n...

ALBANY, N.Y. - New York will allow voters to request absentee ballots for the general election because of an outbreak - like coronavirus - under a new state law signed Thursday. New Yorkers can now vo...

WINNIPEG - A human rights adjudicator has ruled that the Manitoba government discriminated against a disabled Indigenous boy by not providing adequate health care. The province has been orde...

NEW YORK - A federal judge on Thursday cleared the way for Manhattan's top prosecutor to get President Donald Trump's tax returns, rejecting a last-ditch attempt by his lawyers to block a subpoena iss...

LANSING, Mich. - A $600 million deal between the state of Michigan and Flint residents who were harmed by lead-tainted water is a step toward making amends for a disaster that upended life in the poor...

WHITEHORSE - Students in many parts of Yukon are heading back to class for the first day of the new school year. All kindergarten to Grade 12 students in Whitehorse are in class, while the R...