Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed the acquittal of a man who was arrested at the scene of a drug overdose, saying he had immunity under a law intended to reduce the number of substance...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves today on his first trip to Asia since taking office - part of his government's effort to build stronger trade and diplomatic ties with a region that's feelin...

President Donald Trump's favorability has fallen among Hispanic adults since the beginning of the year, a new AP-NORC poll shows, a potential warning sign from a key constituency that helped secure hi...

EDMONTON - With time running out before Alberta's striking teachers get legislated back to work, the province and the union say they're ready to negotiate but want the other side to make the first mov...

FREDERICTON - Money is flowing into the coffers of New Brunswick's three main political parties from people with mailing addresses in the United States, recently released financial reports show. The e...

OTTAWA - The head of a Germany company bidding to win Canada's lucrative submarine contract said it is possible to build its submarines, or part of them, in Canada - but probably not any time soon. If...

U.S. President Donald Trump said he is terminating trade negotiations with Canada because of television advertisements pushing back on his tariffs. "Based on their egregious behavior, ALL TRADE NEGOTI...

CALGARY - A Calgarian has been given the green light to start collecting signatures to potentially put Alberta's education minister out of a job. Alberta's chief electoral officer approved a recall pe...

REGINA - Saskatchewan politicians levelled accusations of preening and reckless behaviour as they debated China's punishing tariffs on Canadian canola in the legislature Thursday. The furor was over t...

VICTORIA - A bill in British Columbia's legislature to prevent publicly funded employees from making Indigenous land acknowledgements failed to pass first reading, but reveals a schism between provinc...