Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux has "no idea" who will be taking over his job when his term ends next month. Giroux, who took on the job in 2018, will mark his final day on September...

HALIFAX - As climate change continues to raise the risk of extreme wildfires, a debate has arisen over who bears the responsibility to prevent disasters: government or individuals? Wildfires have been...

More recalls have been issued for a popular type of chocolate after a salmonella outbreak linked to certain brands of pistachios and pistachio-containing products. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency ...

WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government says it has authorized a special warrant to spend up to $31.7 million this budget year to "advance key priorities and maintain essential services." Finance Minister S...

CHICAGO (AP) - Texas Democrats on Thursday moved closer to ending a nearly two-week walkout that has blocked the GOP's redrawing of U.S. House maps before the 2026 election and put them under escalati...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday his state will hold a Nov. 4 special election to seek voter approval of new congressional map drawn to try to win Democrats five more U.S....

A Canadian-led patrol of the North Pacific has uncovered dozens of alleged fisheries violations, including illegal shark finning and killing of dolphins. Sean Wheeler, international enforcement chief ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration, stepping up its crackdown on policing in the nation's capital, on Thursday named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration to be Washington's "emergen...

OTTAWA - The U.S. State Department is taking aim at Canada's Online News Act in a human rights report that criticizes press freedom in Canada - which experts characterized Thursday as Orwellian. The O...

MONTREAL - In its second high-profile reversal in recent months, Quebec's language watchdog has backed down after trying to get a well-known Montreal pub to change its outdoor sign. The Office qubcois...