Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - The federal government ran a deficit of $120.4 billion during the first three months of its 2020-2021 fiscal year as the treasury pumped out aid to cushion the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic...

WASHINGTON - Thousands of people gathered Friday at the feet of Abraham Lincoln, conjuring iconic images from the turbulent heights of America's civil rights movement, to pay tribute to...

FREDERICTON - The Progressive Conservatives and Liberals are the only two parties fielding candidates in all of New Brunswick's 49 ridings, but the Greens are the sole party to have reached gender par...

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will report this morning how the national economy fared in the second quarter of 2020, which is widely expected to show the steepest drop on record due to the COVID-19 pande...

OTTAWA - Daljit Nirman's message was clear: Before the Ottawa police could better meet a diverse community's needs, they must take meaningful steps to ensure their own ranks are fr...

VANCOUVER - A group of COVID-19 modellers says the British Columbia government should increase physical distancing measures to help it more safely reopen schools next month. P...

TOKYO - Japan's longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, said he is stepping down because a chronic health problem has resurfaced. He told reporters Friday that it was "gut wrenching" to leave many...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government wants to create an "inventory" of Black, Indigenous and other racialized people who could play high-ranking roles in the federal public service. It is looking for an ex...

OTTAWA - A major global credit rating agency is issuing a new warning about federal debt that it says may become more difficult to tackle once the pandemic passes. Fitch Ratings downgraded Canada...

CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Two fathers have filed an injunction application demanding the British Columbia government implement tougher safety measures aimed at protecting students from the ris...