Tag Archives: Politics

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...

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says federal assistance to help Canadians recover from natural disasters could increase by more than $1 billion over the next 10 years. The Disaster Financial...

OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith reiterated her province's commitment to becoming a carbon neutral economy by 2050 at a parliamentary committee on Thursday, where MPs are studying Canada's emis...

OTTAWA - The federal minister in charge of Canada Post told a parliamentary committee Thursday the recent changes to the Crown corporation's mandate are not aimed at reducing any service to rural and ...

OTTAWA - The federal government is limiting how many vehicles Stellantis and GM can import tariff-free after both companies cut back on their Canadian operations. Federal officials said Canada is limi...

Prime Minister Mark Carney says U.S. President Donald Trump seems to be afraid to make a World Series bet with him as the Toronto Blue Jays take on the Los Angeles Dodgers. "I think he's afraid to mak...

VANCOUVER - Two British Columbia First Nations are taking the federal government to court to quash a decision approving the Ksi Lisims floating natural-gas facility and marine export terminal. The Lax...

QUBEC - The Quebec government says it will ban religious symbols for daycare workers in its latest bid to tighten secularism rules across the province. Secularism Minister Jean-Franois Roberge said Th...

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's backing off a planned surge of federal agents into San Francisco after speaking to the mayor, as protesters gathered outside a U.S...