Tag Archives: Politics

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Supreme Court sided with Democrats on Friday in a power struggle with Republicans that the chief justice said had left the state House of Representatives "completely d...

HALIFAX - The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi'kmaw Chiefs says it has rejected an offer from the federal Fisheries Department regarding the establishment of livelihood fisheries. The 13 chiefs issued a sta...

OTTAWA - The federal government is providing a $1-billion loan to Canada Post to help the Crown corporation continue operating amid "significant financial challenges." Canada Post says it was notified...

HALIFAX - The Mounties in Nova Scotia are warning the public about a new texting scam that involves messages that appear to be from the RCMP. Investigators say potential victims have reported receivin...

The head of Regina Public Schools is giving the decision to let school divisions create their own change room policies a thumbs-up. On Thursday, the province announced it is requiring divisions to cre...

OTTAWA - Plans to close all seven of Amazon warehouses in Quebec are unchanged, the company said Friday even as the federal industry minister called for a review of Ottawa's "business relationship" wi...

MONTREAL - Canadian authorities are planning to open a processing centre for asylum seekers near the United States border in Quebec in case there is a sharp rise in the number of would-be refugees ent...

OTTAWA - Ottawa's former chief trade negotiator Steve Verheul says Alberta is undermining Canada's attempts to prevent the U.S. from levying damaging tariffs. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has rallied...

SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) - President Donald Trump said he was considering "getting rid of" the Federal Emergency Management Agency during a trip to disaster zones Friday, offering the latest sign of how h...

Ontario Premier Doug Ford plans to call a snap election Wednesday, seeking an even larger majority than his current government holds and using the threat of 25 per cent tariffs from U.S. President Don...