Tag Archives: Politics

ST. JOHN'S - Newfoundland and Labrador's housing minister says the provincial election campaign won't stall talks with the federal government about compensation for people who lost homes to wildfires ...

MONTREAL - The Quebec government's aggressive push to electrify its school bus fleet - while giving one local manufacturer a virtual monopoly - could now be turning school bus operators off electric v...

OTTAWA - The federal government's enthusiasm for laying sanctions on thousands of foreigners has made it harder for Canadians to understand and comply with the sanctions regime and exposes Ottawa to l...

VICTORIA - The British Columbia and federal governments have announced their support for a massive LNG export facility floating in waters off the province's northwest, despite opposition from some Fir...

VANCOUVER - The president of a union representing British Columbia's public service workers says it has escalated job action with an overtime ban for correctional officers and sheriffs. Paul Finch of ...

OTTAWA - Members of Parliament returned to the House of Commons on Monday -- the first day of what's expected to be a busy fall session. Here is a look at five key moments from what MPs refer to as th...

MONTREAL - The abrupt withdrawal of 1,200 Lion electric school buses from the roads in Quebec is prompting renewed criticism of the provincial government's approach to electrification - and of its dec...

OTTAWA - The federal financial intelligence unit responsible for monitoring money laundering and terrorist financing has levied a $1.1-million fine against the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority. Fi...

EDMONTON - The Alberta Teachers' Association says the province is delaying and sabotaging the bargaining process after the government announced it has filed a complaint with the Labour Relations Board...

TORONTO - Eleven people have been hospitalized, and almost 80 salmonella cases have been reported after an outbreak of infections linked to certain brands of pistachios and pistachio-containing produc...