Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - Saab's CEO is making it clear that his company's decision on whether to set up shop in Canada will depend on whether Ottawa decides to buy its Gripen aircraft. "To transfer technology and bui...

OTTAWA - International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu said he's witnessed a sea change in interest for Canadian exports headed outside the United States amid the ongoing tariff war with the U.S. Sidhu ...

CALGARY - The fastest ice in the world that's on borrowed time may have a lifeline. Calgary's Olympic Oval, a legacy of the 1988 Winter Games in the city, will soon lose its ability to make ice becaus...

HALIFAX - Defence Minister David McGuinty opened a conference on global security Friday by warning the world's complex security environment has become more dangerous than since the Cold War. "The rule...

OTTAWA - Canada should create a pharmacare system that offers free access to essential medicines to anyone with a health card and allows private insurance to continue playing a role, an expert committ...

ABU DHABI - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa is working on a $1-billion project aimed at expanding critical minerals processing capacity in Canada, while securing the equivalent of $70 billion i...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government plans to limit what behaviour professional regulators can police in the interest of strengthening freedom of expression. A bill introduced in the...

Only 776 air traffic controllers and technicians who had perfect attendance during the government shutdown will receive $10,000 bonuses while nearly 20,000 other workers will be left out, the Federal ...

EDMONTON - An Alberta legislature member was called on by the Opposition to apologize Thursday after saying the province has a duty to step in to deal with "bad parents" while also comparing transgend...

VICTORIA - British Columbia is launching a free, new digital tool aimed at helping developers and non-profit organizations design and build prefabricated homes faster and more cost-efficiently. Housin...