Tag Archives: Politics

EDMONTON - Veteran legislator Jason Nixon is the new cabinet minister in charge of Alberta's money. Nixon, with more than a decade of experience in the legislature, was named the new finance minister ...

OTTAWA - The B.C. government needs clarity from the Supreme Court of Canada on a landmark mineral rights claim, Premier David Eby says. But the lawyer representing the challenger says that they would ...

OTTAWA - Officials managing the federal government's return-to-office plans are concerned about the ability of Ottawa's troubled municipal transit system to actually get public servants to their workp...

EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA - Alberta's journey toward holding a fall referendum on separation took a bizarre turn Wednesday - straight into another roadblock. It occurred when the governing United Cons...

EDMONTON - Two of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's longtime cabinet ministers are stepping down. In letters posted on social media Wednesday, Finance Minister Nate Horner and Hospitals Minister Matt J...

OTTAWA - New Democrats and several unions are warning that federal job cuts and research facility closures will put food safety and security at risk. The federal government's website says it's plannin...

BEAURIVAGE - The New Brunswick government says an eastern town is the latest community in the province with a new collaborative care clinic. Officials say three physicians came together in recent mont...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - US Rep. Barry Moore and former Navy SEAL Jared Hudson advanced to a runoff on Wednesday for the Republican nomination for the open U.S. Senate seat in Alabama. Moore is a three...

EDMONTON - Alberta is ditching another reference to its provincial flower in favour of its official motto. The government says new highway "Welcome to Alberta" signs going up across the province this ...

TORONTO - The Toronto Port Authority says the proposed island airport expansion will cost up to $5 billion. Port authority CEO RJ Steenstra told a committee at Queen's Park this week that the proposed...