Tag Archives: Politics

ST. JOHN'S - A mayor near Newfoundland and Labrador's capital city said his town of about 27,000 people would likely run out of water by Tuesday evening. Darrin Bent said officials noticed earlier in ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will direct federal law enforcement intervention to Chicago and Baltimore, despite local officials in both places opposing such moves. Ask...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed Jason Jacques to a six-month term as the interim parliamentary budget officer. Jacques is already the office's director general of economic and fiscal...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the Justice Department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by The...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is rewriting an order directing school divisions to ban books with sexually explicit content to ensure classic books stay on library shelv...

MONTREAL - The Quebec government is pulling the plug on a $7-billion electric-vehicle battery project near Montreal and trying to recoup some of its investment. Economy Minister Christine Frchette ann...

WINNIPEG - The federal government's major projects legislation, closing the infrastructure gap on First Nations, and federal budget expectations are expected to be discussed at the annual meeting of t...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday that she will not seek reelection next year, confirming in a video post on social media that she will retire after months of speculation about...

OTTAWA - Ottawa says it's ready to help Afghans in the wake of a deadly earthquake, even as one organization warns that Canada is making it hard to reach those living under Taliban rule. The Taliban g...

OTTAWA - The federal NDP today officially launched the race to find its next leader. In a news release, the party says there has been strong interest in the contest since Aug. 20, when the application...