Tag Archives: Politics

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department said Wednesday that it may need a "few more weeks" to release all of its records on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after suddenly discovering more than ...

VICTORIA - Vancouver Island MP Aaron Gunn said he won't run for the leadership of the Conservative Party of B.C. because he doesn't want to risk giving the federal Liberals a majority government. Gunn...

MONTREAL - Quebec's expanded school cellphone ban is getting top marks from some students and administrators who say the measure has improved students' concentration and social interactions. On a rece...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says the holiday season is a time to slow down and reflect and to reconnect with loved ones. In a recorded message to Canadians, he says the holidays remind people ...

OTTAWA - Europe is watching for a possible breakthrough in U.S.-led talks for a ceasefire in Ukraine, as Canada has repeatedly said it's up to Ukrainians to decide how the war ends. Ukrainian Presiden...

MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it will seek leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada in an effort to block a redrawing of the provincial electoral map. Premier Franois Legault's governmen...

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand affirmed support for Denmark, as Washington again says it wants to annex the country's self-governing territory of Greenland. Anand spoke Tuesday with her...

OTTAWA - The federal government is suspending the planned export ban on single-use plastics due to tariffs and supply chain issues "creating significant pressure on the domestic economy." The governme...

OTTAWA - The federal government ran a budgetary deficit of $18.4 billion for its April-to-October period. The result compared with a deficit of $14.5 billion for the same period a year earlier, accord...

TORONTO - Anglican Deacon Michael Van Dusen typically has plans for the Christmas season that do not involve a Toronto courthouse. Perhaps he would be preparing his Christmas Day sermon or visiting wi...