Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - Doctors say they're becoming increasingly concerned about how they will handle the swelling backlog of elective surgeries once the immediate COVID-19 threat has ebbed. Hospitals have put off ...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador is clamping down on travel to the province after reports of tourists arriving by ferry to view icebergs amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Chief medical...

OTTAWA - Ontario Conservative MP Derek Sloan held to his leadership campaign slogan of being "Conservative without apology" and refused Wednesday to heed the demands of his fellow MPs to apologiz...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is leaving the door open to using digital technology to try to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus through tracking down contacts of people who h...

CHARLOTTETOWN - Every summer, Cavendish, P.E.I. transforms from a sleepy seaside village of just 300 residents into a resort area teeming with thousands of tourists trying to connect with th...

OTTAWA - A global pandemic and the crash in oil prices helped push lobbying in Ottawa to record heights over the last two months. Statistics provided by the federal lobbying commissioner show 5,8...

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has released its plan for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Premier Brian Pallister says the phased-in approach is to ...

WASHINGTON - The United States for the first time added five of Amazon's overseas operations to its list of "notorious markets'' where pirated goods are sold. The e-commerce giant dismissed the move a...

WINNIPEG - A former Winnipeg mayor and Ontario Liberal cabinet minister is joining the leadership race for the federal Green party. Glen Murray says his experience in a provincial government...

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is deploying its famed Snowbirds aerobatics team on a cross-country tour aimed at boosting morale as Canadians continue to struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic. The p...