Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - Just three years after Canada called China a "disruptive global power," Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canada now views Beijing as a strategic partner in a dangerous world. Anand t...

EDMONTON - Thousands of teachers and supporters jeered, chanted and dumped protest potatoes at the door of the Alberta legislature Thursday as Premier Danielle Smith set a Monday deadline to solve a p...

EDMONTON - As legislation looms ordering striking Alberta teachers back to work, Jennifer Black is bittersweet about returning to class to teach English to dozens of anxious Grade 12 students while fe...

HALIFAX - Nearly 5,000 long-term care workers in Nova Scotia are considering a strike, saying they are fed up of low pay and chronic understaffing. The union representing the workers say it has been t...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government tabled legislation Thursday morning, trying to make it harder to get bail for a variety of offences, including vehicle thefts, extortion and breaking and entering. The ...

WHITEHORSE - The leaders of Yukon's three political parties have jointly denounced a wave of damaged and stolen political signs ahead of the Nov. 3 territorial election. A statement issued by the Yuko...

EDMONTON - Alberta doctors say the province's effort to save money on COVID-19 vaccines could end up costing taxpayers far more in public health-care costs. Dr. Brian Wirzba, head of the Alberta Medic...

REGINA - As politicians return to Saskatchewan's legislature, Premier Scott Moe's government is promising new rules to get tough on drugs and to help those battling addictions. Lt.-Gov. Bernadette McI...

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government has approved plans for construction of North America's first coastal refuge for whales and dolphins retired from marine theme parks. Here are four things you need ...

TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is looking at the issue of ticket sales, after Blue Jays fans complained of sky-high resale prices not long after World Series tickets went on sale. Game 1 ...