Tag Archives: Politics

A northern Ontario First Nation has completed a four-day demonstration that slowed down traffic on the Trans-Canada Highway, as it protests fast-tracked federal and provincial legislation designed to ...

OTTAWA - The federal minister of Indigenous services says her government plans to reintroduce legislation to ensure First Nations' rights to clean drinking water - despite calls from Alberta and Ontar...

EDMONTON - An Alberta First Nation is asking a judge to review the provincial government's decision earlier this year to end its moratorium on coal mining. In an application for judicial review filed ...

OTTAWA - Industry Minister Mlanie Joly says the federal government is talking to mining and metals giant Rio Tinto about helping the company with liquidity problems caused by the United States' global...

OTTAWA - Military police have reopened an investigation into a Facebook group the Canadian Army's commanding officer describes as "abhorrent." Lt.-Gen. Michael Wright said in a media statement Friday ...

ST. JOHN'S - Students and staff at Newfoundland and Labrador's only university have offered the administration suggestions to reduce costs, increase revenue, and boost morale as the school looks to cu...

TORONTO - A former on-air presenter for CP24 who filed a human rights complaint against Bell Media says she and her former employer have settled the dispute. In a statement posted to social media, Pat...

OTTAWA - The City of Ottawa has converted unused office space in a downtown building into transitional housing for 140 asylum seekers - just blocks from Parliament Hill. Mayor Mark Sutcliffe says it's...

VICTORIA - The B.C. Green Party says a 24-year-old advocate for climate justice and Indigenous solidarity has joined the party's leadership contest. Emily Lowan is the second person to announce their ...

ST. JOHN'S - Former Newfoundland and Labrador premier Andrew Furey has stepped down from his seat in the legislature. Furey announced his decision on social media, thanking the people he represented i...