Tag Archives: Politics

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Climate scientists say a blizzard that paralyzed eastern Newfoundland signals that greater preparations are needed for extreme precipitation and tidal surges - even if a direct line...

MONTREAL - On the corner of Montreal's historic St-Laurent Blvd. and trendy St-Viateur Street - known for the 24-hour St-Viateur Bagel Shop - lies an empty storefront that has become a symbo...

OTTAWA - As a senior RCMP intelligence official faces charges of disclosing secret information, new figures reveal thousands of incidents last year in which federal agencies, including ...

VICTORIA - A former cabinet minister who resigned as Premier John Horgan's liaison for the recovery of threatened caribou herds in northeastern British Columbia says he wants more voices in ...

OTTAWA - The Prime Minister's Office has announced Justin Trudeau will travel to Ethiopia, Senegal and Germany in the coming week. The PMO says the trip will begin on Feb. 6 and will focus on eco...

MONTREAL - The Parti Quebecois says that for the first time, non-members will be able to cast a ballot for its leader. The PQ body that determines the leadership race rules says the new status of...

DES MOINES, Iowa - For a brief few days, Iowa will be the centre of the political universe, thanks to the state's caucuses, which kick off the presidential nominating season. Every four years, candida...

OTTAWA - Newly released briefing notes for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau describe the dire state of federal computer systems, which deliver billions in benefits and are on the prec...

TORONTO - An Ontario Indigenous community has overwhelmingly rejected a proposed nuclear-waste bunker in their area. Members of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation voted 85 per cent against the deep geologic r...

OTTAWA - The president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to voice "very serious concern" about proposed changes to medical assistance in dying...