Tag Archives: Politics

TORONTO - Canada's premiers are too quick to use the notwithstanding clause for "marginal reasons" and have lost sight of its original purpose, former prime minister Jean Chrtien said Wednesday evenin...

REGINA - A Saskatchewan firefighter who was on the front lines before half his community burned down in the summer says the province provided little reinforcements. Harley Vliegenthart says the small ...

WINNIPEG - People high on methamphetamines and other drugs will soon face the possibility of being detained for up to three days, under a bill passed by the Manitoba legislature Wednesday after a lot ...

CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday ordered authorities to improve a Chicago-area immigration facility after a group of detainees sued, alleging they were being kept in "inhumane" conditions. ...

OTTAWA - Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont surprised many on Tuesday when he left the Conservative caucus to join the Liberals, bringing the government caucus to within two votes of a majority. While s...

WINNIPEG - Some Indigenous leaders in Manitoba say there is still time for the federal government to amend Tuesday's budget in order to get First Nations input and get money where it's needed. Assembl...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government has no plans to change provincial recall legislation - at least for the moment. The legislation has been brought to the forefront lately, ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Maine Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, who represents one of the most competitive U.S. House districts in the country, said Wednesday he will not seek reelection. Golden was first ...

HALIFAX - When former Conservative party president Rob Batherson heard rumblings that Chris d'Entremont might be leaving the opposition caucus, he reached out to talk. "I've known Chris for over 25 ye...

The chief executive of Saskatchewan-based Cameco Corp. wants to make clear that the U.S. government is not getting involved in its main uranium mining business under a massive nuclear reactor deal ann...