Tag Archives: Politics

REGINA - Some Saskatchewan daycare operators say the province's new child-care agreement is hitting parents with higher, unexpected fees. They say they found out this week not all children who turn si...

OTTAWA - The federal government is being accused of creating an uneven playing field in Canada's shipping industry, and critics claim the Prime Minister's Office is unwilling to rectify it. Later this...

Niagara's regional chair has backed away from a proposal that included possible amalgamations, after facing opposition from many of the area's mayors. Bob Gale said in a letter last month that he was ...

EDMONTON - Those in the wine and hospitality industries are applauding a move from the Alberta government to scrap a wine tax that they say reduced transparency and created business uncertainty. Alber...

WASHINGTON - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is set to meet President Donald Trump's trade czar in Washington on Friday, a day after the United States announced it was launching bilateral d...

EDMONTON - Three more recall petitions against members of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative caucus have failed. The Red Deer resident targeting Primary Care Minister Adriana LaGrang...

The Conservatives are accusing Mark Carney of flip-flopping on Iran after the prime minister said he would be leaving the door open to a Canadian military deployment. Carney originally expressed unequ...

OTTAWA - Canada's defence chief Gen. Jennie Carignan said allies are in talks about possibly helping Persian Gulf states defend themselves against bombing from Iran. Speaking to reporters at a defence...

OTTAWA - If you didn't already know about the heated competition to decide who will build Canada's next fleet of submarines, a trip to the Conference of Defence Associations Institute's annual gatheri...

OTTAWA - As Ottawa refuses to say exactly how many Canadian troops are in the Middle East, experts are questioning the government's claim it has had no role in the American attack on Iran. Here's what...