Tag Archives: Politics

ST. JOHN'S - A recount in an electoral district near St. John's, N.L., has reaffirmed the Progressive Conservatives' slim majority win in last month's provincial election. Newfoundland and Labrador's ...

During the Israel-Hamas war, a Canadian paramedic was fired, a teacher was put on extended leave and a doctor's residency was suspended. All of them said they were penalized for criticizing Israel on ...

JOHANNESBURG - Prime Minister Mark Carney is in South Africa for a G20 summit overshadowed by a U.S. boycott - and as critics of Canada's Africa strategy closely watch Carney's first trip to the regio...

DARTMOUTH - Canada's Defence Minister David McGuinty says Ottawa will spend more than $29 million on a new space across the harbour from downtown Halifax for classified research projects. McGuinty say...

HALIFAX - Halifax city officials say they are conducting an internal review after dashcam video shows a municipal vehicle nearly backing into a pedestrian. Resident Sam Sepehri was driving to work Thu...

EDMONTON - A third member of Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party caucus is officially the target of a petition to get him recalled from his job as a member of the legislature. Elections...

QUBEC - Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez says his party will send a formal legal notice to the Journal de Montral, after the news outlet published a report alleging some party members were paid t...

OTTAWA - Correctional Service Canada ended up with a $1.1 million bill for repairs after an inmate at a New Brunswick prison broke two sprinklers. The damage was reported in last year's public account...

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a federal prisoner can challenge a refusal to reclassify them to a lower-security facility through the time-honoured writ of habeas corpus - a hearing before ...

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...