Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - Some of Canada's most prominent conservation groups say Ottawa is putting at risk its goals to protect nearly one-third of Canada's land and waterways, with tens of millions of dollars in fed...

The federal government should legalize the use of pepper spray for self-defence purposes, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday in one of several justice-themed points of contention he raised at a pre...

EDMONTON - A hockey-loving town in southern Alberta that lost its only two ice rinks in a Zamboni explosion says it will cost millions to rebuild. Derrin Thibault, Taber's chief administrative officer...

OTTAWA - The federal government is putting $200 million toward a Canadian-owned launch pad so it can send satellites into orbit without the assistance of other nations or other foreign third parties. ...

TORONTO - The Ontario government confirmed Monday it is cutting provincial funding for seven supervised drug consumption sites, days after harm reduction advocates said they were notified of the decis...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump may delay his China trip due to the Iran war, but Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday it's not to pressure Beijing on the Strait of Hormuz. Bessent sa...

OTTAWA - Inflation was showing signs of easing in February but economists warn price relief will be short lived as the war in the Middle East fuels surging energy costs. Statistics Canada said Monday ...

LONDON - Prime Minister Mark Carney and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer agreed during a meeting in London on Monday that safe passage must be restored through the Strait of Hormuz. Their discussio...

Waterloo Mayor Dorothy McCabe said she was "surprised and shocked" to learn a Waterloo Regional Police Service sniper was deployed as part of law enforcement's efforts to manage an unsanctioned street...

OSLO - The prime ministers of Canada and Nordic countries have agreed to continue work to defend Arctic sovereignty and to deepen economic ties as technology and international trade are increasingly u...