Tag Archives: Politics

TOPEKA, Kan. - A top Republican lawmaker in Kansas on Friday disputed what has become a key talking point for GOP colleagues who are blocking a bipartisan plan to expand the state's Medicaid program b...

MUNICH - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is telling U.S. lawmakers that he's confident his Liberal government will "have the votes" for the House of Commons to ratify the new North American trade deal i...

Here is the latest news on protests across Canada over a natural-gas pipeline project in British Columbia:   A spokesman for Canadian National confirms a rail blockade that has halted train traff...

WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidates hoping to revive their flagging campaigns increasingly took aim at Mike Bloomberg, blasting their billionaire rival for trying to buy his way into the W...

VICTORIA - Anti-pipeline protests that have severed vital freight and passenger rail links across Canada could heat up today, with the added threat of activists planning to shut down governm...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will address the Munich Security Conference today and urge global leaders to accept that a changing world requires more effort to bring economic prosperity for a...

RCMP began enforcing an injunction last week that prevents interference with construction of a $6.6-billion natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia. Here is a timeline of rail disruptions by...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador's auditor general has slammed the province's liquor board for a misguided program that permitted the purchase of millions of dollars worth of high-end wine...

MONTREAL - A well-known comedian launched his campaign for the leadership of the Parti Quebecois on Thursday by joking that he has been called a "clown in a party of clowns." Guy Nantel is w...

OTTAWA - Former Conservative cabinet minister John Baird says he's not running to lead the federal Conservative party. His announcement puts an end to days of speculation that he could enter the ...