Tag Archives: Politics

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire Republican John E. Sununu announced a campaign for U.S. Senate on Wednesday, hoping to reclaim a seat he lost nearly two decades ago and boosting the GOP's chances o...

EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition NDP says it will fight the government's looming plan to introduce a bill to force striking teachers back to work but admits it has limited options. NDP Leader Naheed Ne...

OTTAWA - India's new envoy to Canada rejected Foreign Minister Anita Anand's claim that New Delhi has agreed to restore Canada's full complement of diplomats. Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Patnaik s...

OTTAWA - The five official candidates for the federal NDP leadership met for the first time Wednesday night in Ottawa at a forum hosted by the Canadian Labour Congress. Each candidate was given 10 min...

HALIFAX - Organizers behind a plan to establish North America's first coastal refuge for captive whales say the Nova Scotia government has granted them approval to start construction on the province's...

VANCOUVER - A motion on the recommendation that Vancouver city council create a new corporation tasked with developing an estimated 4,000 units of rental housing on six city properties has failed to s...

British Columbia's Opposition Leader says he "didn't talk about mental health" as he discussed the defection of one of his caucus members this week. John Rustad says it was a reporter who asked about ...

EDMONTON - The union representing Alberta teachers in a provincewide strike say they're talking to lawyers to determine next steps as legislation looms ordering them back to work. The Alberta Teachers...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston shuffled his cabinet on Tuesday in a ceremony closed to the media, dropping three members who oversaw the departments of justice, energy and natural resources...

EDMONTON - Alberta's government is providing more details about a bill it says will prevent long ballot protests during provincial elections. The legislation, to be introduced soon by Justice Minister...