Tag Archives: Politics

EDMONTON - Doctors who have been pleading for help as Edmonton hospitals are being overwhelmed by patients say Alberta's health-care leadership is missing in action. Dr. Warren Thirsk, an emergency ro...

A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's administration cannot block federal money for child care subsidies and other programs aimed at supporting low-income families with children f...

CALGARY - The City of Calgary says it has finished repairs on a disastrous water main break but testing still needs to be done before it's fully operational again. The city, in an update Friday, said ...

PIMICIKAMAK CREE NATION, MAN. - The federal government has agreed to send in military help to a northern Manitoba First Nation where thousands have been forced to leave due to frozen pipes and sewage ...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling on Ottawa to further speed up its approval process for major projects, saying she wants to see applications green-lit within six months. Prime Mini...

MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is recommending the province's auto insurance board better prepare newcomers about the dangers of winter driving, following the death of a Mexican man last year. Coroner Na...

VANCOUVER - A man from Alberta has had his Mercedes SUV impounded for a week after being caught going 160 kilometres an hour on a British Columbia highway, ostensibly in an effort to "avoid elk." The ...

QUBEC - A Coalition Avenir Qubec member of the legislature arrested this week for alleged impaired driving is withdrawing from caucus for the duration of the legal proceedings against him. Franois Tre...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is joining European leaders in condemning Russia's use of a powerful hypersonic missile on Ukraine as an escalation. Carney says Russia's second use of the Oreshnik...

WINNIPEG - One of the two candidates who ran for the leadership of the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives last year is facing a penalty for not filing his campaign financial statement. Elections Manit...