Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - Omar Samad calls the agreement reached this past weekend between the United States and the Taliban a "peace opportunity," not an actual deal. Afghanistan's former ambassador to Canada sa...

AUSTIN, Texas - Democrat MJ Hegar, a former Air Force helicopter pilot seeking to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, advanced to a runoff in May after falling short of capturing the nomination o...

LOS ANGELES - Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg will reassess on Wednesday whether he should stay in the race after getting disappointing results in Super Tuesday primaries despite spen...

RALEIGH, N.C. - Former Democratic state lawmaker Cal Cunningham, the primary candidate favoured by his party's leaders in the U.S. Senate, advanced Tuesday to a general election challenge against GOP ...

RALEIGH, N.C. - Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina won his party's primary Tuesday and will face Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest in the November general election, seeking a second term. It's ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Tennessee Democratic Party has sued the Davidson County elections commission and Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett's office to extend voting hours in the tornado-stricken c...

NEW YORK - For the second straight week, politics was the dominant force in prime-time television. CBS News' coverage of the Democratic presidential debate from South Carolina last week was easily the...

OTTAWA - Veterans Affairs Canada is opening a new office intended to better serve women and those with specific needs stemming from their sexual orientation or gender identity. The office is aime...

WOLFVILLE, N.S. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stunned a group of new Canadians today when he showed up unannounced at a citizenship ceremony at Acadia University in Wolfville, N.S. Th...

VICTORIA - Workers affected by domestic or sexual violence would be eligible for up to five days a year of paid leave under legislation introduced today by the B.C. government. The legislation would a...