Tag Archives: Politics

VANCOUVER - Shares in Lithium Americas Corp. almost doubled in price Wednesday after it said it's in talks with the U.S. Department of Energy about drawing on its US$2.26-billion loan from the U.S. go...

OTTAWA - Public Services and Procurement Canada says its plan to sell off or lease surplus office space has been derailed in part by the government's push to increase the number of days public servant...

Sewage water continues to seep into a large puddle near the entrance of a purple-coloured school-turned-compound that housed members of a cult in the southwest Saskatchewan village of Richmound for th...

UNITED NATIONS - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada can find opportunities in crisis after attending this week's United Nations General Assembly in New York - where U.S. President Donald Trump use...

PHOENIX (AP) - Southern Arizona voters on Tuesday chose Adelita Grijalva to succeed her father, the late U.S. Rep. Ral Grijalva, a progressive Democrat who represented the state for more than two deca...

VICTORIA - B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey says government's plan to find $1.5 billion in savings over three years won't be enough to "start bending the curve towards balance" as the province fore...

OTTAWA - Canada has pledged $60 million to help Haiti fight back brazen criminal gangs, with most of the funding contingent on the United Nations supporting an American plan to expand a police mission...

VICTORIA - A political expert said the expulsion from the B.C. Conservative caucus of Elenore Sturko by Leader John Rustad will limit the appeal of the party and place more pressure on him. University...

British Columbia's forestry industry is "under pressure from all sides," prompting the provincial government to bring in changes to expand the role of BC Timber Sales, including allowing some communit...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier is defending his government's record $1.2-billion deficit, saying he is focused on growing the economy and making major investments in health care. When asked if Nova S...