Tag Archives: Politics

TORONTO - The mayor of a small town in eastern Quebec, just across the river from New Brunswick, says residents are breathing a small sigh of relief. Pascal Bujold says people in Pointe-a-la...

OTTAWA - The Senate is staying closed for two more weeks, not planning to sit again until June 16. The upper chamber is following the lead of the House of Commons, which doesn't have a ...

EDMONTON - Alberta is planning to distribute 20 million non-medical masks for free at hundreds of drive-thru fast-food restaurants. Health Minister Tyler Shandro says it's one more way to keep Al...

MONTREAL - Former Parti Quebecois leader Andre Boisclair turned himself in at an east-end Montreal police station Friday after a warrant was issued for his arrest on sexual assault char...

OTTAWA - Canada's Indigenous services minister says Ottawa won't dictate terms to First Nations on holding ceremonies and powwows during a pandemic. "If you believe in self-determination of Indigenous...

TORONTO - Some Canadian universities are raising tuition fees for the new school year much to the consternation of students, who argue their costs should be going down, not up in light of th...

The British Columbia government has permitted logging on more than 900 square kilometres of land despite its being listed as critical caribou habitat, says newly released research. The ...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is exploring ways to reunite family members divided by the temporary travel restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border. Trudeau acknowled...

HALIFAX - A newly released document reveals that in May 2011, police were told the Nova Scotia man who would later kill 22 people in a shooting rampage wanted to "kill a cop" ...

OTTAWA - The cruise-ship season in Canada is all but sunk as Ottawa extends its ban on large ships in Canadian waters until the end of October in an attempt to contain COVID-19. Transport Mi...