Tag Archives: Politics

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...

WINNIPEG - Dozens of people from a small northern Manitoba town are heading home for the first time since wildfires forced them out two months ago. The province says more than 160 residents of Leaf Ra...

Last week, the government of Alberta said it plans to add mandatory citizenship markers to driver's licences and other forms of identification. Premier Danielle Smith said the move would "ensure that ...

REGINA - Saskatchewan's government is hoping the Supreme Court of Canada will quickly hear its appeal to a ruling on the province's school pronoun law, citing the legal case as one of national importa...

WINNIPEG - Police are investigating recent damage at the constituency offices of two Manitoba cabinet ministers in adjacent Winnipeg neighbourhoods. There have been four reports of fires since the sta...

EDMONTON - A judge has recommended Alberta keep cribs on hand for families who need one after a baby was smothered to death in his sleep. Provincial court Justice Marilena Carminati says in a fatality...