Tag Archives: Politics

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick Finance Minister Ren Legacy's has tabled the province's 2026-27 budget, which includes a large deficit driven by health care spending. Here are some highlights: - Total spe...

VICTORIA - A recruitment campaign in the United States has allowed British Columbia to hire more than 400 health-care professionals in less than a year. Premier David Eby and Health Minister Josie Osb...

EDMONTON - Disability advocates and Alberta's Opposition NDP is calling on Premier Danielle Smith's government to up its game when it comes to accessibility, saying it's about dignity. Alberta is one ...

BRAMPTON - Canadian Armed Forces members are "not engaged" in the "prosecution" of the war against Iran, Defence Minister David McGuinty said Tuesday when asked whether some Canadians are serving in s...

GATINEAU - The World Anti-Doping Agency has agreed to limit the use of athletes' highly sensitive personal information, Canada's privacy commissioner's office said Tuesday. In a statement, the office ...

REGINA - Saskatchewan's finance minister is planning to wear the same shoes for budget day that he sported last year, saying they're indicative of the province's response to uncertain times. Jim Reite...

OTTAWA - The group that recruited hundreds of people to run against the Conservative leader in last spring's election and last summer's byelection says it's now targeting the hotly contested vote in T...

TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday he is still keen on amalgamations in the Niagara Region despite not meeting his previously stated threshold for moving forward, though his office later...

VANCOUVER - A worker with the Canada Revenue Agency in Vancouver has been arrested and charged with identity theft and trafficking private information after a four-year investigation. The RCMP's feder...

MONTREAL - Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard tried to moderate Quebecers' expectations on Tuesday ahead of what will likely be his last budget before the fall's general election. With the uncertaint...